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    Quote Originally Posted by tamblackwood@yahoo.co.uk View Post
    If your other kilts fit just get the new one the same length ,simple !
    That's sort of what I was thinking too. If you were a new kilt wearer without any previous knowledge of how a kilt should fit, length-wise, this could be a very confusing thing. But since you already have a kilt that you know is the right length (or that you can use as a basis for shortening/lengthening your measurements for your next kilt), it is probably best to go with that information that you already know, rather than trying to do the measurements from scratch and coming up with a completely different result.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
    ... But since you already have a kilt that you know is the right length (or that you can use as a basis for shortening/lengthening your measurements for your next kilt), it is probably best to go with that information that you already know, rather than trying to do the measurements from scratch and coming up with a completely different result.
    Not quite: this bears repeating, which is why the Wizard of BC repeats it so often. Use the instructions given you by your kiltmaker---not some other kiltmaker!!!

    The kiltmaker may not measure the same way as the previous kiltmaker, or as I do. Rocky and Barb take measurements differently, but they each turn out a fantastic kilt. You can give him or her the measurements of a good kilt, just be sure you tell them what you're measuring.

    A. If i give him the overall length of a kilt that fits, and he adds 2 inches for the rise, will the kilt fit? Probably not. If he adds the rise for a military kilt, all bets are off!

    B. If I assume that he's adding the rise, but he expects me to give the overall length, will the kilt fit? Sure, if you like a mini-kilt!


    Michael, you are doing the right thing by speaking with the kiltmaker. The other question that occurs to me is: do you wear your kilt at the top of the knee? (since that's where you're measuring)
    Last edited by fluter; 12th December 10 at 12:06 PM. Reason: spleling
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