Re-making a kilt

[Carolina Kiltman]

How much "distance" are we talking about losing from the kilt? If we are talking about 3-5" then that can probably be done with just relocating the buckles and straps. (My mom was the quartermaster for the local pipe band for several years and got used to minor things like this as a way to make a too-large kilt work for a thinner person.) It may seem like a kludge, but it resizes the kilt for the cost of thread and it works well enough that it is hard to tell who in the band has a kilt made for him/her and who has one of the altered jobs.

If it is more than a few inches, then you are probably best off selling and replacing.

-Patrick

I know something of weight loss too, not only mine, but of friends also. Until you have reached a stable weight/size (the two, I find are not necessarily the same) I would suggest wearing the too large kilts with clip on braces (suspenders to the Yanks). Young dancers w/o any hips do, and at least it would be something to tide you over until things stabilise.

[Tommy Hunt]

Just a thought but if you decide to have another kilt made to your new size it might be a good idea to hold onto to one of the originals in case the weight comes back.

[freddie]

Thanks for all the good advice. Let's hope the weight loss isn't too drastic !