Moving buckles to make a kilt smaller or larger

[CDNSushi]

Thanks, Barb! Now if only I could find the time to do these alterations I could rejoin the land of the kilted without fear that every time I put one of my kilts on, it'll fall down to my ankles. Went down from 38" waist to 32"... So yeah, pretty much every kilt I own needs alteration so I'll have plenty of opportunity to practice my skills... Someday. Lol.

[rmccool]

Thanks for some great information. I need to take a couple of inches out of one of my kilts, so it's good to know how to do it properly - and that it will most likely not be noticeable.

[Llama]

Great instructions. I had to do this to my kilt a few weeks ago, and I'm glad I did it correctly!

I did have a difficult time deciding how far to move the buckles and straps. I ended up measuring the kilt laying flat and doubling the measurement and subtracting my current waist measurement, which seems the obvious choice, but I landed on the strap fitting on the tightest hole. If I did it again (which I hope I'll have to) I'd get someone to help me mark the location of the middle hole as I wrapped the kilt around myself tightly.

[Barb T]

Just wrap the kilt around you without putting the strap through the hole, nice and tight, and see where the straps are with respect to the buckles. Measure how much you need to move them, write it down, take the kilt off, and move the buckles and straps that amount. Easy peasy.