Next up: The Gray Stewart

**Alan H** · 12th February 09, 09:49 AM

Progress is slow, but has not entirely stopped... This is my kitchen table, scene of many a kiltmaking debacle.

...seven yards, twenty seven pleats, to the sett. I used to be intimidated to pleat to the sett. Now I "get it" and it's fine.

**meinfs** · 12th February 09, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by Alan H

... I used to be intimidated to pleat to the sett. Now I "get it" and it's fine.

Looking good Alan. I have not done knife-pleating to sett yett! Hopefully soon. (One of my early projects was a Stewart Gray. I made 31 (I think) knife pleats to stripe on that one).

**Alan H** · 12th February 09, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by meinfs

Looking good Alan. I have not done knife-pleating to sett yett! Hopefully soon. (One of my early projects was a Stewart Gray. I made 31 (I think) knife pleats to stripe on that one).

That's a nice looking kilt. I'd probably have 30+ pleats in this one if I'd pleated to stripe, but part of the whole point of this project is to get comfortable with pleating to sett so I have the option available to me for the Ancient MacNaughton. Besides, most of my kilts are pleated to stripe (or to "no stripe") and it's time to introduce some variety into the collection!

**meinfs** · 12th February 09, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by Alan H

That's a nice looking kilt. I'd probably have 30+ pleats in this one if I'd pleated to stripe, but part of the whole point of this project is to get comfortable with pleating to sett so I have the option available to me for the Ancient MacNaughton. Besides, most of my kilts are pleated to stripe (or to "no stripe") and it's time to introduce some variety into the collection!

Thanks. Yeah - it was my first tartan kilt DIY and I went for the easier path (pleat to stripe). I have yet to knife-pleat to sett. (It seems intimidating).
I have at least box-pleated to sett.