Pleated to sett or stripe?

[Tommy Hunt]

No reason that if a man finds a tartan he likes he can't have kilts made up in that tartan to the sett and to the various stripes...one of each is a good thing.

Ron

Good to remember for future purchases.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Looks pleated to the sett to me. Just scrunched up a bit across the back.

[pdcorlis]

Is this a 4 or 5 yard kilt? This looks like the compromise that often gets made when the total length of material is less than 8 or so yards.

[Tommy Hunt]

Is this a 4 or 5 yard kilt? This looks like the compromise that often gets made when the total length of material is less than 8 or so yards.

I just assumed this (17oz tartan) kilt it was an eigh yarder or because of my size maybe a 7. It was one of their pricier kilts.

[Aldisimo]

Whatever the scheme, I'd certainly enjoy wearing such a beautiful work of art.

[Wompet]

¾ sett? My first impression was ½ sett (a term Barb coined), but as she didn't use it in her post I had to take a second look.
Looking at the hem, and what appear to be pleats of different depths - would I be wrong in guessing that this is a 4-5 yd kilt? My 5yd Hunting Robertsons show similar deviations from pleating to the sett.

[cloves]

so would this be an example of "cheating" the sett?

[ChattanCat]

so would this be an example of "cheating" the sett?

I guess "economizing" would be a good term. If you have similar elements that repeat in each sett, they can be used when it calls for the element. I really don't like having unequal pleat depths, and havn't done a kilt with unequal depths... until now.

I am working on a MacKenzie dress, pleated to the stripe. The sett is 10 5/8". There are two white stripes that will give almost the same pleat depth, only off by a little, 1/8". I am using 8 yards, if I pleated to the completet sett, I would need more yardage with the same pleat size.

Cheers,

[Barb T]

so would this be an example of "cheating" the sett?

When I use the term "cheating the pleats", I use it in the sense of some or all of the pleats not having a full sett in the hidden part of the pleat. You have to do this with a really large sett unless you're willing to settle for a small number of much bigger pleats. But, done properly, "cheating the pleats" doesn't show from the right side of the kilt because you still show the full sett in the reveal. What Wally describes is what I call cheating the pleats. The pleating in the first post in this thread isn't.

[Squeaky McMurdo]

Pleating to the Creative? I did something similar when I only had 2 yards of Braveheart movie tartan to work with. Also, my daughter's MacPherson baby kilt is pleated this way (I didn't do that one) I think it looks neat, but in reality, it's probably just a way to get more pleats into the kilt.