Do you consider your tartan when pleating?

[MacMillans son]

Hi all,

Getting in some tartan and considering some others. One of them is Gordon Dress. I was thinking that it would look best on a box pleat which seems to show off the for set. I am also wanting a Navy tartan done to the stripe, maybe kingussie.

So do consider the tartan with the type of pleating? If so what do you think looks best?

Jim

Jim,

I am not a kilt maker, but did consider the tartan of my MacMillan Old Weathered when deciding on pleating options. Lochcarron's version of this tartan has a dominant fuschia block that I wanted to tone down a bit in order to achieve a more weathered look. To achieve that, I had it pleated to the olive/brown block to emphasize the more weathered colors and tone down the brighter fuschia.

So, for me, considering what parts of the tartan I wanted to emphasize, or de-emphasize, certainly entered into my decision of pleating style and point.

I believe Matt Newsome has shown (perhaps on his web page ?) that many different color effects can be achieved with the same tartan just by altering the pleating type and/or color line to pleat to.

Congradulations on the tartan acquisition!

Brooke