Anne has this nailed - kilts are an irregular cylinder, an irregular flair and then a cylinder shape to hang best. The trick is knowing where in the flair section to make the taper. Note that most contemporary kilts worn at the hips have very little if any upper cylinder. Stand in front of the full length mirror a ways back and really look at where you dramaticly change dimensions and taper in those areas.
In my case, worn at the low hip. I have no rump and the kilt hangs almost straight down - thus no tapering there. On the sides toward the front (at the femurs) there is a large change so my best fit is tapering at or as close to this area as I can. Depending on apron width this may be under it and the taper would happen in the first few and last few pleats at the apron edges. A bit tricky in trying to keep the aprons flat and the pleats laying nice. And as Anne says the cotton poly has very little give to hide irregularities. The "game" seems to change with any variation in fabric type or even the weight of the same fabric type.
Last edited by tundramanq; 16th August 12 at 11:01 AM.
slàinte mhath, Chuck
Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
"My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.
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