Single Box Compared to Double Box pleat in Yardage?

[Bugbear]

Ted, a snappy dresser like you should just buy 8 or 9 yards and get a tank! At least that's my opinion.


I do know that that the exact amount of yardage is determned by both the wearer's size and the sett.

But on the oher hand, having seen those really snazzy double pleated jobs, that's were I'd put my money if I were buying a box pleat. They really do look good.

Here are my notes from thinking through the options on this:

I am fairly close to being able to afford the fabric yardage for a kilt in the Bear tartan, which is minimum eight single width yards of sixteen ounce "Jura" wool. This has me thinking about my options.

I could buy the fabric, have it shipped to me, then ship it to a kilt maker when I am ready. That would start over with the saving for the cost of having it made etc, and spread it all out in steps.

I could decide to keep saving and have a eight yard traditional made through Bear Tartan, which is the easiest option for me. Not having to worry about shipping fabric around or storing the fabric might be worth the peace of mind. I don't make these kind of purchases without having saved up the money first, so it could be a while before I reach that option.

Still, there are some benefits of being able to work directly with the kilt maker: more customized etc... Plus, I would probably have some left over fabric to play with, or possibly order an extra yard of fabric. I could have the kilt maker order the fabric, and send me the leftover fabric and scraps along with the kilt, and that might work out well.

I'm pretty sure that I would want a hand sewn traditional, at least for this time around, so I will pass on the five yard option through Bear Tartan. However, there is the option of having a four yard, box pleat kilt, hand sewn and traditionally constructed, made up by a kilt maker over here in the States. Same options as before, but I could possibly share the fabric and cost with someone else looking for a box in Bear. However, there is the option of having a double box pleated kilt made, but I don't know a lot about that option.

I'm not exactly sure what to do.

So the conclusion was ask a bunch of questions.