Kilt tailoring

[saharris]

Hi all,

To make a potentially-long and definitely-boring story short, I have lost a bit of weight recently and intend to continue on that trend – my kilt however is becoming a bit loose even on the tightest notches on my kilt straps .

My question to my kilt-making XMTS friends is: Is it possible to get a kilt “taken in” without it looking like a hack job or having the whole thing remade? and how much would such an endeavor cost?

[Ryan Ross]

I'm not a kilt maker, but just to set your mind at ease as quickly as possible(and as one that's had this procedure done four times already...twice on the same kilt, even), the answer is yes. As long as you have a good kilt maker that will talk with you about the state of affairs with your kilt, it can be done with fantastically good results.

As for the tab, and depending on the job, I'm guessing you can expect anywhere between 100 and 150 frogskins.

If you're talking about a prized kilt, it's worth every penny.

[MacCathmhaoil]

I recently had one taken in by a local kilt shop here in Toronto and they did an excellent job. The key is finding a capable tailor, although it is not a difficult alteration I don't relish trusting a $600 kilt to just anyone. I am sure one of the rabble will be able to provide you with the name of some one who can help you out.

[SFCRick]

If you can sew it is very easy to move the buckle and belt back to tighten the Kilt.

[Kiltman]

If you can sew it is very easy to move the buckle and belt back to tighten the Kilt.

While that's true you need to move the correct ones. The belt on the under apron and the buckle in the back on the right-hand side (that is, not the one near the button hole). There is a limit of only a few inches to this method.

[ChattanCat]

There is one univesally accepted way to take in a kilt. The over apron belt uses a buckle on the right hand side of the kilt that is moved. For the under apron, the belt is moved on the under apron.
Cheers,