box pleat call for help

[MacWage]

Sorry Jamie.

I have the flu and am partially drugged. I meant nothing bad.

So, EurasianMonkey, how wide is the tartan center stripe to centerstripe?
Off the top of my head, I wonder how well that material will hold the pleating. I hope it will be fine.
Generally, I tend to like box pleats to stripe, though the MacNeil looks good either way and the USA Bicent. looks pretty good to sett.
Personally, I like boxes in the 2.5-3.5 range, though 4 works OK (just doesn't leave many boxes).

Here is my Wallace to stripe:

My X-Marks:

(I used the white stripe and a double repeat for a HUGE pleat.)
And Carolina:

To Sett:
USA Bicentennial:

(I just realized I have NO pictures of the back of my MacNeil of Barra!