Moved buckles, now the under apron shows - What do I do?

[Barb T]

Oh - I see what you mean about the inverted pleat. If it remains a persistent problem, you could consider just stitching the inverted pleat closed along the underapron edge. It's your own kilt, and it's not going to show. Trad box pleated kilts, in fact, commonly don't even have an inverted pleat, so it should be fine.

I'll bet you don't have to pull it up much - the main thing is to make sure that it's not sagging, which is the typical problem. If you make sure that the top of the underapron is as high as the top of the apron, I'll bet it won't hang out at the bottom. If it does, just pull it up a little. Unless you're wearing a skin-tight shirt, your shirt will blouse a little anyway and pretty much hide it if the underapron top rides a tad higher than the apron.

Thanks Barb

Yes, it is about the inverted pleat. Because the under apron is pulled further to the left the inverted pleat gets pulled open, bulging under the apron over my right knee. I'm going to try to hem the inverted pleat and press it again so that it lays flat against my leg.

Pulling up on the underapron works, but doesn't that look somewhat awkward unless one is wearing a waistcoat?