Bear tartan pleating options

[Bugbear]

Now that I have the thread count for the Bear tartan, I think I would go with sett, but I don't quite understand how that works out on a box pleat... It's a lot to think about.

Which stripe is the clean one pleated to?

Good luck, Mein.

[sydnie7]

Clean one's got a bit of that lawn-chair look, but if the "rumpus room" isn't too big. . . did you go with sett?

Rip on!

[Barb T]

Looks like you have a double width of tartan? Remember that this is an asymmetric tartan - you can't rip it in half and rotate it a the center back like you can a symmetric tartan. You'll need to allow for a hem.

[meinfs]

Now that I have the thread count for the Bear tartan, I think I would go with sett, but I don't quite understand how that works out on a box pleat... It's a lot to think about.

Which stripe is the clean one pleated to?

Good luck, Mein.

Ted, to me it's easier to pleat to sett in a box pleat than in a knife pleat. So, say start your first box pleat to your first stripe -
fold along nicely to form the box pleat so that there are no gaps between edges (not always, but in this case there are no gaps) until you hit the next major stripe (at this point it's one and a half setts away from the first stripe).

It's easier done that said. (, that's the first time I used that expression in reverse).
You should give it a try if you have tartan remnants or perhaps a tartan scarf or blanket.