I wish I had a waist of 34 inches again!! Interesting to see the math that goes into a bespoke piece of a tartan kilt. Congratulations on your knowledge base on this subject. Even very intriguing to someone that will never wear a kilt.
I have watched this video three times now and still am not sure how you select the starting line for the first pleat. I understand the center line and where the fell is located. I understand you want the back to be 20" wide after pleating. How do you know how many pleats there will be and how wide to make the pleats. These are very good videos so thank you for your attention to detail.
What determines the amount of pleats that I use is the dimensions of the back in terms of inches. So in this case, I had an 18 inch back (I think). So I will just fill in the amount of pleats that make up those 18 inches. So sometimes it could be 8 pleats, or even 9 pleates. What also determines the amount of pleats is the size of the bar of the tartan
I don't understand the 2 inches in the schematic (between hips and waist). If the fell, between hips and waist, is one third of the kilt length, then what is meant with the 2"? You have done an excellent job with these videos, thank You! I live in Finland and I have become very interested in owning a kilt and wearing one too. I can't afford a ready made kilt so I decided to make it myself. With Your help I can do it :)
The 2 inch refers to the 'rise' of the kilt. From the middle of the strap to the top of the kilt (waist) is 2 inches. The higher up the waist the higher the 'rise'. I particularly prefer for myself a higher rise of 3 inches. For me the higher the kilt sits around my waist the more comfortable it feels.
I wish I had a waist of 34 inches again!! Interesting to see the math that goes into a bespoke piece of a tartan kilt. Congratulations on your knowledge base on this subject. Even very intriguing to someone that will never wear a kilt.
You and me both! You are never to old to wear a kilt. My oldest gent was 89. He wanted to get buried in his regimental colours.
I have watched this video three times now and still am not sure how you select the starting line for the first pleat. I understand the center line and where the fell is located. I understand you want the back to be 20" wide after pleating. How do you know how many pleats there will be and how wide to make the pleats. These are very good videos so thank you for your attention to detail.
What determines the amount of pleats that I use is the dimensions of the back in terms of inches. So in this case, I had an 18 inch back (I think). So I will just fill in the amount of pleats that make up those 18 inches. So sometimes it could be 8 pleats, or even 9 pleates. What also determines the amount of pleats is the size of the bar of the tartan
I don't understand the 2 inches in the schematic (between hips and waist). If the fell, between hips and waist, is one third of the kilt length, then what is meant with the 2"?
You have done an excellent job with these videos, thank You! I live in Finland and I have become very interested in owning a kilt and wearing one too. I can't afford a ready made kilt so I decided to make it myself. With Your help I can do it :)
Same, I'm making my own kilt just for fun.
The 2 inch refers to the 'rise' of the kilt. From the middle of the strap to the top of the kilt (waist) is 2 inches. The higher up the waist the higher the 'rise'. I particularly prefer for myself a higher rise of 3 inches. For me the higher the kilt sits around my waist the more comfortable it feels.