Factors Affecting Pleat Swing

[bonnie heather]

Wow! This is so helpful!
Does it make any difference if the kilt is pleated as Black Watch type tartans are, with some very deep pleats and other pleats a shallow half-sett?
Do you know if a good quality poly-acrylic fabric would work for a highland dancer who wants an 8 yard kilt with a nice swing but can't afford worsted woolen tartan right now?

[Bugbear]

Hi Bonnie I don't know enough about Highland dancing to know what would work for you. My achrylic kilt is light weight and it doesn't swing like a PV or wool kilt. It might be nice for regular dancing because it is light weight. As talked about above, the fell and so on have a great deal to do with the swing. I hope that you can find the best answer for your situation and you end up somehow some way with a really really good traditional wool kilt..

Wow! This is so helpful!
Does it make any difference if the kilt is pleated as Black Watch type tartans are, with some very deep pleats and other pleats a shallow half-sett?
Do you know if a good quality poly-acrylic fabric would work for a highland dancer who wants an 8 yard kilt with a nice swing but can't afford worsted woolen tartan right now?