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[Alan H]

That is what I am talking about. The pleat between the over apron and the 1st box pleat. How wide should that be? I am sorry I am confusing everyone I know but I really am a novice. And you are the pro's. Thank you all again.

The left-hand edge of the over-apron will butt up right against the first box pleat edge. OK, well, at the waist, anyway. It can drift away from the edge a little bit, say a quarter of an inch as you move down to the bottom of the fell. Therefore, all of the material you've got there for the

"The pleat between the over apron and the 1st box pleat."...AKA by kilties as.. "the under-apron pleat" will actually lie in a big fold underneath the over-apron.

[Alan H]

Fluter, I thought very hard about whether I wanted to put a reverse pleat over on the right side, in the X-Kilt. There's no doubt that having one would make for a better-draping kilt, especially when sitting. But then it was another detail to put in, and so I had to balance simplicity with fit. The whole point of the X-Kilt was to make it as simple as possible...ergo....no reverse pleat, and instead, wide under-aprons.

I took heart from the fact that Rocky's USA Kilts casual models have no reverse pleat, either and they look good.

[fluter]

...and so I had to balance simplicity with fit. The whole point of the X-Kilt was to make it as simple as possible...ergo....no reverse pleat, and instead, wide under-aprons.

And you did a darned good job of it! I meant to add another thank-you up-thread, so thanks.

I took heart from the fact that Rocky's USA Kilts casual models have no reverse pleat, either and they look good.

Yup, I'm wearing one. Boy, are they the right garment for South Carolina! I did invest a foot of fabric in an under-pleat for my X-kilt Mk.I. Since I didn't make a huge under-apron, I guess that was a good choice.