Hi, I am writing to see if anyone else has ever had to do this type of alteration. My husband wears kilts, but can never buy one that hangs "right" as purchased. If he orders one that has the correct "fall" to end up showing his knees in the front, the kilt is way too short in the back. So he buys kilts that are too long in the front, and I end up taking maybe 4 inches off the apron, and then tapering that 4" down until, somewhere around the third pleat past the buckle, it is back to the full length as originally made.

This is not an easy sewing project for me since I don't actually know much except how to make the machine go! Altering these kilts requires opening the hem, unpleating, laying out the new length (along that taper), sewing, and repleating. The finished item will then, when worn, measure about the same from the hem to the floor in both front and back. So the process does what I'm aiming for, but it's awkward; also of course if you look carefully from the side you can tell something's weird because the plaid pattern isn't parallel to the hem during the taper.

Anyway I would love to know if anyone else has ever needed to do anything like this, and if anyone has suggestions on a good procedure for doing it. Thanks.