Kilt belt "loop" dimensions please

[sjrapid]

It will probably be after the holidays...

Let us know when you're ready!

...I've still got to decide on the structure of the belt as to how it will join with the buckle (velcro, buckle or something new)

Well, I'm sure you know already, but I've found that there are two basic ways of doing this on the belts I've seen iun the highland wear shops I visit in London. I'm not sure what the formal designations for these are, but for convenience, let's call them 'velcro' and 'trad'.

Both velcro and trad have more-or-less the same treatment to join the wire loop to the belt - a short length of leather doubled over, and then stitched, glued or riveted (or more than one of the above) through both layers - yet another photo of the same belt - this time with the keeper moved out of the way shows that the true purpose of the keeper is to hide the rivets!



The other end of my velcro belt is simply a 'hook' section, then an 'eye' section of velcro. On my example, the hook section extends over about 100 mm (4 inches) and the eyes extend over 510 mm (20 inches) so the same belt can be adjusted to various different girths of gentleman - here's another pic with my steel rule holding the belt flat -



The 'trad' form of belt is a bit more complicated - the buckle end doubles back on itself (being held flat by the keeper) then has a narrower tapered section and an interior buckle for length adjustment - this can be seen reasonably clearly on this photo:



I chose a velcro belt because I wasn't sure of my precise girth - and because I didn't fancy the idea of the adjuster buckle digging into my side. However, I've since learned that my kilt stays up by itself and doesn't need tension in the belt to hold it on - so I needn't have been worried about the adjuster buckle digging in.

Best regards

Thanks for all your help Steve the pics have been a huge help.

Glad to have been able to!