Has anyone had a dress, pleated-to-sett kilt resized?

**Celticman** · 8th June 05, 11:47 AM

Hello all,

I have a question about having a dress kilt resized. I have lost a bit of my beer-belly (despite my best efforts to maintain it) and my kilt is a bit large in the waist. As it is right now I am sinching up the kilt on the last hole in the buckles and it is still a wee bit loose. So, I was planning on taking it to a seamstress to have it taken in a bit.

I don't know anyone who has had this done so I don't know if this is going to be worth the effort. Since a nice kilt is rather expensive these days I would rather have my kilt refitted rather than purchase another one. However, I would rather spend a bit of money to have a kilt that I am proud to wear than to wear a kilt that looks sloppy.

Any thoughts?

**Dreadbelly** · 8th June 05, 11:58 AM

Kilts are easy to take in or let out. Some folks here might even know who you could send your kilt to to have it done.

It shouldn't be a problem at all.

**Celticman** · 8th June 05, 12:16 PM

Thanks for the input...I was not sure if it could be done or not.

Some advice would be helpful as to whom to send my kilt to. I will search the local area to see...but, if it's as "easy to take in" as you say it is I'm sure any seamstress should be able to do it.

Again, thanks for the help.

**Dreadbelly** · 8th June 05, 12:22 PM

Actually, for taking it in a bit, all you would need to do is pop your buckles back a notch or two and sew them in place.

I think.

Hmm?

**Celticman** · 8th June 05, 12:41 PM

I thought about doing just that, but the holes where the belt slips through the fabric would either bunch up (and, thus, look bad), or would not line up at all. Besides, I am not confident enough in my sewing abilities to do that, but I will definitly suggest that to whoever I send it to to be altered.

**Doc Hudson** · 8th June 05, 01:56 PM

On the right side, move the buckles. On the left side, move the strap.

Of course the easiest method would be to just regain the weight.

**Jerry** · 14th June 05, 10:43 AM

I just discovered this morning, that Stillwater kilts has a set of instructions on how to resize a kilt on their website, They are in Adobe format, and are quite easy to understand.

**Celticman** · 14th June 05, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by JerMc

I just discovered this morning, that Stillwater kilts has a set of instructions on how to resize a kilt on their website, They are in Adobe format, and are quite easy to understand.

Excellent...I will look at them and bring them to a seamstress to see what can be done, thanks!