Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC View Post
As a hint when figuring out your pleats.

Don't think about your waist size. Use your hip size.

You first determine the apron width. What is left over from your hip circumference measurement is how much is taken up with pleats. The pleats then taper down to fit the waist.

If you are making a kilt with a traditional style apron.
The apron width - at the waist - is slightly larger than 1/2 your waist circumference.
The apron width - at the hips - is slightly smaller than 1/2 your hip circumference.
That was the first mistake I found; I made the pleats to match the waist, not the hip. I had to add two more pleats with tapers after first fitting to fix this problem but it still didn't work quite right. Won't make that one again!