Almost finished xkilt...what do you think of the length?

[keltic]

Hope this helps, only one I have.

Camo XKilt reverse pleat and under apron

posting here because this answers a question and shows me how it should look. thanks for sharing!

[The Wizard of BC]

From a kiltmaker's perspective may I interject.

The myth that when kneeling, a kilt should reach the floor, is myth. It is actually a kiltmakers trick used when measuring.

When measuring for a Traditionally made and worn kilt the kiltmaker knows that they will have two inches of rise above the top strap. The top strap is cinched into the natural waist and this can be found easily. (It is just under the ribs and about kidney level.)

So kiltmakers of old would have the person kneel on the floor. They would measure from the natural waist down to the floor. That measurement would be used for the total length of the kilt.

But when the kilt was actually made the straps are two inches lower than the top of the kilt raising it two inches.

So, if the kilt was made using the kneeling method and the person puts on the finished kilt, the hem is now raised two inches off the floor.

With a modern kilt you can have the hem hit where ever you are comfortable. This kneeling thing only applied to traditional kilts, and is just a kiltmaker trick used to get a measurement that would insure the hem hitting the top of the knee cap.