Kilt is too long

[Jock Scot]

some of the original military kilts sat just below the rib cage!

Do you know I was thinking the very same thing.

So you need to raise the hem by say, 2 inches? Have you tried just moving the whole kilt upwards by that much? It would save a lot of trouble and not a little time , sweat and expense if you tried it. Now I am not saying that you will like the feel and look of it, but in the past and in some some cases the top of the kilt covered some of the ribs too.

Just following a line of thought.

[Pleater]

Cutting off the top might not be an option unless making the waist larger is desirable.

The fell is shaped / \ so removing the top couple of inches would make it wider at the new waist level - I have used this in the past to make suitable skirts a larger size.

Where the top of the kilt is an ideal fit then hemming is the way to go.

Otherwise it would be a total dismantling and rebuilding onto the same underpinnings to maintain the size. Might as well sell and buy a new kilt due to the time taken, and the danger of damage to the fabric during the deconstruction.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[haxtonhouse]

Do you know I was thinking the very same thing.

So you need to raise the hem by say, 2 inches? Have you tried just moving the whole kilt upwards by that much? It would save a lot of trouble and not a little time , sweat and expense if you tried it. Now I am not saying that you will like the feel and look of it, but in the past and in some some cases the top of the kilt covered some of the ribs too.

Just following a line of thought.

Great minds think alike Jock!

[tyger]

Drac, I had a kilt that was made too along. So, I sent it to Bonnie Heather Greene (a member on this forum, Bonnie Heather), and she hemmed it. Did a perfect job, and I do not hesitate to tell how wonderful she is.

The plan:


The result: