'Kingussie' Pleated

[Wompet]

Several members here swear by Kingussie pleats for hiking and outdoor use since the pleats facing rearward are less prone to catching on passing shrubs and briars.

Actually, what we're talking about are reverse Kinguisse pleated kilts, such as UKs, RKilts, and our various homemades. It's just that the "reverse" gets dropped most to the time. In a true Kinguisse, all the pleats are facing forward (take a look at the pictures).

[Woodsheal]

Two questions for Matt:
-how much fabric is needed for a modern Kingussie kilt like the one Bob M. made? Is 4 yards enough?
-what are the "barrel pleats" referred to on the Cuillin Craft website?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

You can make a Kingussie kilt from 4 to 5. yards of cloth only for most sized men.

Regarding barrel pleating, the following is from Bob Martin's All About Your Kilt:

Barrel Pleat -- a military term. Also termed piped pleat or cane pleats. This pleat when first sewn looks like a knife pleat. The pleats are then reversed, laid the opposite direction on the inside, and tacked down, thus forming on the outside a twist where the pleat falls free. The pelats thus formed are soft tubes remaining unpressed. To get ready for parade or inspection, the soldier would run a "cane" up each pleat and, with a hot watered brush, brush out the flattened pleats, forming once again the "barrel" appearance.

[Tartan Hiker]

Actually, what we're talking about are reverse Kinguisse pleated kilts, such as UKs, RKilts, and our various homemades. It's just that the "reverse" gets dropped most to the time. In a true Kinguisse, all the pleats are facing forward (take a look at the pictures).

Oops...you're right. I knew that....