Velcro fastening left hip

[Pleater]

I'd not use Velcro there.

Try a couple of D rings and tape.

I fold some sturdy cotton tape into 3 layers to narrow it and sew down the edge, attach it to the outer face of the under apron a few inches from the edge, then attach two 1/2 inch D rings to the inside of the waist on the left using a strip of tape or tartan. The loop should be long enough to allow the rings some movement relative to eachother. I use 1/2 inch D rings as smaller ones are more difficult to thread and larger ones are too burley, though for a very heavy kilt they might be apt.

Thread the tape through both rings, inside to outside, push the outer ring out of the way to the left and thread the tape through the inner ring outside to inside, pull the tape to the right to draw the waist of the kilt taut. To release just separate the rings on the curved edge. It is easy to make a surreptitious adjustment when the kilt is being worn, for those after dinner moments.

Anne the Pleater