First kilt. High on the waist?

**Tobus** · 26th November 12, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by unclevenus

Punched the hole in it and it worked great. I lost another 10 pounds and I've had it.. I need beer and bread. Have no more room to punch another hole.

Lastly.. if I wanted to take 1/4 to maybe 1/2 inch off of the kilt length (just being mental over it also draping my knees), how hard would it be for a decent tailor to trim it down? Or is this a big NO / gray area I should avoid and just suck it up and hike the kilt higher?

For only a quarter- to half-inch, I'd just hike the kilt up a bit. Kilts can be hemmed, but you'd likely need to be taking more away from the length than you're talking about.

**unclevenus** · 26th November 12, 12:34 PM

Feels like it would be far more. Is this hemming something that a general tailor would be knowledgeable on? I know a few reputable ones but didn't know if this is something (kilts) that you can just take to your local mom and pop or if you advise on sending it off to a kilt maker.

**Tobus** · 26th November 12, 01:34 PM

Kilts are usually hemmed by simply turning up the desired amount at the bottom and using a blind hem method of stitching it. Any alteration shop can do it. I used a local seamstress to do it to one of my inexpensive (i.e. not tailored to my size) kilts that I needed to take up 2 inches. I'm not overly fond of the extra thickness at the bottom, but it's better than wearing a kilt that's too long.

**denmcdough** · 26th November 12, 03:58 PM

When I first got into this kilted thing, I had a hard time adjusting to the higher waist of the kilt. I, now, wear them at 2"-3" above the navel, just below my rib cage, and I feel more comfortable. That height is more traditional, and it puts the kilt at just above the knee cap. But if the kilt slides down a bit, after a day of wearing it, the kilt still touches the top of the cap, which is totally acceptable.

**flyrod6057** · 26th November 12, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by denmcdough

When I first got into this kilted thing, I had a hard time adjusting to the higher waist of the kilt. I, now, wear them at 2"-3" above the navel, just below my rib cage, and I feel more comfortable. That height is more traditional, and it puts the kilt at just above the knee cap. But if the kilt slides down a bit, after a day of wearing it, the kilt still touches the top of the cap, which is totally acceptable.

I was going to post the same thought, almost to the word! Great minds...

I have a 2"-3" rise on all my kilts. Higher is fine; lower....

My 1/50th of a dollar....