Weight loss and Kilt Size

[way2fractious]

Is there a way to make the kilt now expecting to take it in? or should I just make two? ... I have no idea what my hip would be at a 36" waist..

-mike

Yes, you can make a kilt now expecting to take it in later.

The problem with downsizing a kilt already made is that the excess material behind the sewn pleats is literally cut out with scissors, so you cannot later undo a couple pleats and remake the material into aprons. The material is gone. So the only alternative, as discussed above, is to cut off the existing aprons, rework them, and figure out how to join them back onto the remaining pleats.

However, if you make a kilt with this future downsizing in mind, just leave the first few pleats and the last few pleats uncut. When you take those pleats apart later, the material will still be there to make into aprons, and the job is not overwhelming. BTW, hip size will probably NOT decrease to the same extent as waist size. The difference can probably be addressed with slightly different apron hip measurements.

Good luck with both the kiltmaking and the weight loss.