my Methods setting and sewing the apron's A line

[@timmycook6708]

This information is very useful and appreciated.

[@footstepsinchina299]

I am learning to make kilts on solid colour material(actually learning how to sew as well). Could you do a video on a good method for measuring out and folding pleats where there is no tartan to use as a measure? Any information on the variety of pleat dimensions and what should be avoided would be appreciated too.

[@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063]

Good idea - thank you for that! (now to think on how to do that...)

[@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063]

...and now that I think about it, I suspect that you're not the first to ask me that ; (

[@footstepsinchina299]

@@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063 Despite not knowing what I was doing, I was fairly happy with my results. My biggest issue was my pleats were not all the same size. I struggled to fold the fabric consistently. On retrospect, a large part of my problem may be my material, cotton I have learned does not like to be pleated. I bought some cheap wool for my next experiment.

[@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063]

@@footstepsinchina299 There is no substitute for 'quality material' ;) . Sometimes a minute variation in the widths is unavoidable - for instance, you might have to sew a wider pleat to prevent a line in a very 'busy' tartan from vanishing into a seam and then compensate with a narrower pleat beside it.