Isle Of Skye: odd pleating choices

[OC Richard]

We pleat it to the Sett in our Casual.

With 'cheating'?

Seriously, it makes me wonder just at what point in the yardage can one no longer pleat strictly to the sett, but have to resort to 'cheating'. I suppose every tartan would have a different break-point.

[RockyR]

Technically, it can be done on LARGE setts, but you may only get 10 or 12 pleats in a kilt. It's a balancing act... if the length of cloth is finite (8 yards, 5 yards, etc), then the deeper each pleat, the wider each pleat must be. The shallower the pleat, the narrower each pleat can be.