"Flash of color" in pleating to the stripe

[cdarwin]

I love this!

[R.S.L. Kiltwearer]

Great job, and great timing as i was just trying to explain this very thing to my wife last night

[artificer]

Barb, that is absolutely stunning!

If I may pick your brain for a moment...

Do you think that "flash of colour" pleating might work on the below tartan?



It's an 8" sett.

I'm wondering if it would be possible to get the green to flash similarly?

ith:

[Barb T]

Do you think that "flash of colour" pleating might work on the below tartan?

In order for this to work well, the section of the tartan that you pick has to be just to the right of the color that you want to have "flash". If you don't do this, the pleat reveal won't directly overlie the color that you want to have flash.

So, it would work if you pleated to the dark green block to the right of the light green (i.e., to the "no stripe"). With a sett of 8", the dark green block is certainly wide enough. How much of a flash there is will depend on how much color contrast there is in the actual tartan. You won't know that until you actually have the woven piece in hand.

[artificer]

In order for this to work well, the section of the tartan that you pick has to be just to the right of the color that you want to have "flash". If you don't do this, the pleat reveal won't directly overlie the color that you want to have flash.

So, it would work if you pleated to the dark green block to the right of the light green (i.e., to the "no stripe"). With a sett of 8", the dark green block is certainly wide enough. How much of a flash there is will depend on how much color contrast there is in the actual tartan. You won't know that until you actually have the woven piece in hand.

Wow. That would make for a VERY dark block across the back (but then I hear dark colours are slimming ) The contrast between the very dark green and the acid green is actually quite stark.

Hmm. More things to think about. Thank you, Barb.

[Calico]

The contrast between the very dark green and the acid green is actually quite stark.

The contrast would be even greater if we sew reflective safety tape inside the pleats!

(example here: http://www.amazon.com/Reflective-Tap...8079306&sr=1-4

[kc8ufv]

The contrast would be even greater if we sew reflective safety tape inside the pleats!

(example here: http://www.amazon.com/Reflective-Tap...8079306&sr=1-4

Though not inside the pleats, I have seen kilts with the reflective safety tape...