Inspired by Alan H. and his hand-sewn Red Clan Ebay kilt and having a low-cost Pride of Scotland from a guy in Belfast (where it was made is anybody's guess) with an apron problem I finally got into the rebuild process.
I have a 34 waist and whoever sewed this little beasty up made the outer apron 17 inches wide so it only wraps around properly on the left and left a 4 inch gap on the right between the fringe and the pleats.
Not content to send it back again (previous two efforts to get the right size) even though the seller payed shipping, I looked and determined there is enough material to unstitch the right side of the apron and take a little out of the reverse pleat and it'll be all good right ??? sure ...
Obviously machine sewed and lots of stitching to take out but it's finally undone. I took it to a seamstress I know and we pinned it back together again and ya know, this just might work.
Just a word of caution about buying kilts on Ebay: One was a couple inches bigger than it was advertised as, three others were great, this one tooka lot of effort (Christmas til now) so hopefully you find a decent seller and a well made kilt.
CT -
Originally Posted by CameronTaylor
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