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.
Well, a kiltmaker takes this into consideration somewhat by measuring somewhat loosely at the hips over a pair of pants. The waist is measured somewhat more snugly over a light shirt.

As I said before, DO NOT fudge or adjust the measurements if a kiltmaker gives you specific measuring instructions. If you do, your kilt will not fit properly.

And there's really no strain on the fell when you sit down. How could there be? The only place that the kilt is held together is at the waist and hip buckle. The hip buckle is placed several inches about the bottom of the fell, so sitting really isn't a problem.

Barb