Kilt Alteration Question. Help...

[truckie561]

And third, many kilts are made with a little extra fabric in all three areas so that the kilt can be altered and made bigger.

So that leaves the question of "How much of this apron edge is safe to play with in order to expand the kilt, without getting into rebuilding the entire kilt?" Can I leave a half inch of material, an inch, or is more material typically desirable to keep that weight on the ends?

Thanks for your response Barb. Just got your book, btw. It's helped me decipher a lot of the terminology used on this forum. I feel honored that you took some time to respond. Pretty cool.

[Mickey]

Lower-case letters and an "ie" ending? I don't know what I've done to warrant such disrespect, Mickey.

You are quite right. I couldn't remember which way it was. I blame it on the scotch. My apologies good sir

[Barb T]

So that leaves the question of "How much of this apron edge is safe to play with in order to expand the kilt, without getting into rebuilding the entire kilt?" Can I leave a half inch of material, an inch, or is more material typically desirable to keep that weight on the ends?

Thanks for your response Barb. Just got your book, btw. It's helped me decipher a lot of the terminology used on this forum. I feel honored that you took some time to respond. Pretty cool.

The problem is that you can't just let out the kilt at the fringe edge without rebuilding the whole kilt, or the center front stripe in the apron doesn't stay centered (i.e., you have to to let out both sides of the apron the same amount). So, actually, the answer to your question is "none", unless you're willing to living with an off-center center stripe.

And I'm always happy to answer questions - so the honor is mine!