The_Tailor has finished one, now doing a SECOND

[The_Tailor]

On a more traditional kilt, ought the over apron be half your total circumference? That's what it seems like to me, so that's what I'm going to work with.

I have finished My first X-Kilt in a leaf green, pictures to come. Took about a day, with interruptions.


and the fabric for my new one, made it, still need to take pictures.

[ChattanCat]

Yes, it is approximately half but it can easily vary 10% or so depending on the body type and measurements.

[Pleater]

I believe that the classic proportions give a couple of inches more pleat than apron at the waist.

With a shaped apron the division is just about even at the hips.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[pdcorlis]

Gosh I don't have Barb's book handy right now but its more pleats than apron - don't remember if its 60/40 or 55/45 but I think you get the drift.

More apron can save you some money on total fabric needed but it makes the kilt a real pain in the you know what to buckle on.

[The_Tailor]

so I edited my first post to add pictures of the first and the new kilt's fabric. I did make the second, and the apron ended up at 20 inches, my waist is 35, and 'rump' is 40, so it worked out, but due to the sett, I only have 4 box pleats. Each pleat is 5 inches wide. a bit much?
It looks good though, which was the reason for so few pleats, I only bought 4 yards of fabric, and to knife pleat it the way I would have liked to, it would have taken about 5 and a quarter, doing the math.

[Pleater]

There is a saying in engineering (which I use more in the reverse sense to test if I need to do more work) - if it looks right it is right - so if your box pleats look right, then no worries.

In the photo of the green kilt you do seem to be wearing it a bit down in front - which might be why the large pleat beneath the apron is rolling outwards, and there are horizontal creases beneath the belt buckle.

The pleats rely on a straight waistline to hang properly, but that does look to be a rather nice kilt. Do you know what the fibre content of the fabric is?

You did realise that there are perfectionists on this forum?



Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[The_Tailor]

There is a saying in engineering (which I use more in the reverse sense to test if I need to do more work) - if it looks right it is right - so if your box pleats look right, then no worries.

In the photo of the green kilt you do seem to be wearing it a bit down in front - which might be why the large pleat beneath the apron is rolling outwards, and there are horizontal creases beneath the belt buckle.

The pleats rely on a straight waistline to hang properly, but that does look to be a rather nice kilt. Do you know what the fibre content of the fabric is?

You did realise that there are perfectionists on this forum?



Anne the Pleater :ootd:

It fell while turning to have the picture taken, I have since remedied the waistline issue(me). As far as the fibre content, it is 100% cotton.

[Alan H]

I LOVE that tartan....wow, is that nice, or what. Where'd you get it?

[The_Tailor]

I LOVE that tartan....wow, is that nice, or what. Where'd you get it?

I picked it up and joann's for $4.79/yd on sale.