"Flash of color" in pleating to the stripe

[The Wizard of BC]

Kiltshot,

The kilt on the right is indeed Highland Granite. It also happens to be mine. Barb made it for her, at the time, prospective son in law, who decided he wanted a different Tartan for the wedding. Barb offered it for sale here on the forum. I just happen to have Barb's cell phone number and happen to catch her in the Denver airport.

This Kilt is one of my most prized posessions. As this photo of it is featured in the second printing of "The Art of Kiltmaking", and is, I believe, the first kilt ever made from the Highland Granite Tartan, I have major bragging rights.

[O'Searcaigh]

Wow, what great ideas. ' Can't wait to try them.

[ohiopiper]

Figure this is as good a place as any to ask this.

I'm contemplating another kilt in MacKay tartan. It's predominantly green and overall fairly dark. Is there a good way to pleat this to get a reveal, or is this one not worth the trouble and just stick with pleating to sett?

I may have to spend a while with my current macKay kilt and play with it a bit.

[Barb T]

Figure this is as good a place as any to ask this.

I'm contemplating another kilt in MacKay tartan. It's predominantly green and overall fairly dark. Is there a good way to pleat this to get a reveal, or is this one not worth the trouble and just stick with pleating to sett?

I may have to spend a while with my current macKay kilt and play with it a bit.

The only way to be sure is to actually try it out with tartan in hand. But, you won't see a flash unless there's a really striking difference between what you see on the face of the pleat (the reveal) and what is immediately underneath the reveal and hidden unless the pleat opens. And lighter _inside_ the pleat makes a better flash than the reverse.

[piperdown]

The only way to be sure is to actually try it out with tartan in hand. But, you won't see a flash unless there's a really striking difference between what you see on the face of the pleat (the reveal) and what is immediately underneath the reveal and hidden unless the pleat opens. And lighter _inside_ the pleat makes a better flash than the reverse.

What an interesting thread. I have recently ordered the hunting weathered MacIntosh and had it pleated to the yellow stripe as there is a predominant red throughout that I didn't want in the pleats. I cant wait to see if this red will come out when the pleats open.

[Dixiecat]

And "post" would have meant nothing because the Internet hadn't been invented yet.

Well, actually, it had been invented, just not widely known or used.

May I present:





(sorry, couldn't resist. that show cracks me up something fierce!)

[kc8ufv]

Well, actually, it had been invented, just not widely known or used.

May I present:





(sorry, couldn't resist. that show cracks me up something fierce!)

Do the elders of the internet know you have that?

[Dixiecat]

Do the elders of the internet know you have that?

The elders of the internet know who I am!??

[kc8ufv]

The elders of the internet know who I am!??

Of course they do. I just know they are rather protective if it, it's quite delicate.

[Jon Lilley]

Hi Barb,

Thanks so much for sharing this neat trick! But, but, but, I thought we were supposed to avoid the dreaded lawn chair effect at all cost . . . Or, did I just miss the next memo? Is this something you do for dancers? Or, is this just another choice we get to make as kiltmakers?

Slàinte,

Jon