I'm just trying to think of what I have used so far - the kilts I had when I was young were hand me downs and the leather straps were all cracked up, so my mum put on buttons and loops instead.

I usually wear a belt with the camo kilts, and they have belt loops - four on the pleats and one on the edge of the apron. Pulled tight they keep the under apron in place. I did mean to put a strip of Velcro on them, but it never got done as it did not seem necessary.

I have a couple of long heavy kilts which really need to be held on, so they have a buckle and strap at the ends of both the aprons.

Lighter kilts which get washed a lot have no permanent fastenings and are held on with large safety pins - they have a strong internal waistband which can take the strain.

A variation I have not tried is to have two straps on the over apron as it has never seemed necessary, even when I made a fairly high waisted style.

The type of fastening doesn't seem to make much difference really, as long as whatever you use is firmly anchored so it doesn't distort the fabric. I have used seat belt strapping, military webbing, various straps from my store of such things, so as to reinforce the waist and then any strap or buckle is sewn right through all the layers. As I remove them for washing it would not be possible to sew them on leaving the outermost layer loose - but as I have a large store of different coloured threads I can find one which is all but invisible.

I think that you can feel free to improvise any sort of method to secure your kilt.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: