Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly View Post
ALWAYS SIT DOWN WHEN MEASURING YOUR HIPS.

Standing, your hips might be 40 inches. Sitting, you can expect to add several inches to this figure.

If your kilt is measured to exactly 40 inches, sitting will place a lot of strain on the seams, and could cause some real problems.

Dread, I see your point. Sitting down really does add to my own personal measurement. So why doesn't any kilt maker say to measure this way???
Do they just assume that the pleat depth will accomodate this fluctuation?? *now I'm really confused*