Question about kilt adjustment

[Barb T]

To make a kilt smaller, you either move the buckle(s) on the apron edge and move the underapron strap, or you take in the apron and underapron on _both_ edges (a big job).

Even if you're absolutely sure that you won't gain the weight back, I'd wait to buy an expensive trad kilt until you lost about half the weight you think you're going to lose. That way, if you gain a little back, the kilt will still look good. It's easy to move the buckles a couple inches and still have no one the wiser that the apron comes a little too far over the pleats.

There are lots of threads on the forum about how to move buckles.

B

[Pleater]

If you are able to use a sewing machine, why not make some kilts which are going to be easy to make smaller.

If you create the kilt in two sections, each with an apron and some pleats then you can take it apart, remove enough pleats to restore the correct proportions and then rejoin the two parts.

If you make the large pleats a tad smaller than normal then you can move material from the aprons into the large pleats to make them a smidge smaller (a tad being half a smidge).

[emolas]

If you are able to use a sewing machine, why not make some kilts which are going to be easy to make smaller.

If you create the kilt in two sections, each with an apron and some pleats then you can take it apart, remove enough pleats to restore the correct proportions and then rejoin the two parts.

If you make the large pleats a tad smaller than normal then you can move material from the aprons into the large pleats to make them a smidge smaller (a tad being half a smidge).

Funny you should mention making one because I really enjoy sewing and I have thought about making a kilt for my 2 y/o son. Are there any good books or anything like that you could recommend to help me get started. I'm a bit of a geek and like to read all about stuff before doing it. Not a big fan of "trial and error".