My first Mil Box Pleat kilt DIY

[Daibhidh O'Baoighill]

Looks GREAT Hector! Do you find that the military box pleat uses more material that a knife pleat? I am seriously thinking of trying this with a piece of MacEwan tartan that has been sitting in my closet for a year ( since I no longer use it for a great kilt).

Thanks,
David

[hospitaller]

Looks GREAT Hector! Do you find that the military box pleat uses more material that a knife pleat? I am seriously thinking of trying this with a piece of MacEwan tartan that has been sitting in my closet for a year ( since I no longer use it for a great kilt).

Thanks,
David

Hi David,

well I couldnt really say that it uses more fabric than a knife pleat, mainly because a knife pleat can be as shallow as 2" and as deep as 4" or whatever is necessary to maintain either the sett or the next stripe.

With a military box pleat though, you will always use whatever is necessary to go to the next sett or stripe, times 2.

Meaning, in my tartan, the sett is about 3.75", so I use 2 setts (or stripes) for one complete pleat.