wearer's height?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

The 1/3 rule is just a general rule of thumb, not a precise measurement. Everyone is built differently, after all!

[RockyR]

The 1/3 rule is just a general rule of thumb, not a precise measurement. Everyone is built differently, after all!

I agree 100% (Hence the CAPS in my last post). I just figured I'd point out something people up here may not have known about. However, Matt is right... not every person falls into that model (if they have long torsos or long legs), so it's ALWAYS best to ACTUALLY measure.

[Barb T]

I agree wholeheartedly with Matt and Rocky. I only ask about height to try to sleuth out whether someone has measured incorrectly.

Despite very careful instructions to the contrary, about half the people who send me a measurement for length just measure an existing kilt from top to bottom and give me that length, which includes a rise. A kiltmaker _adds_ a rise (typically 2") to a length given, and if someone sends me length of a kilt that _already_ has a rise, the kilt that I make winds up 2" too long.

At the other end of the spectrum, some people try (again despite careful instructions to the contrary) to measure themselves for their kilts. If you try to do this, you'll likely wind up with a length measurement that's too short. And, even if someone measures the length for you, if you're looking down when someone does the length, it will come out too short.

So, if I am unable to do the measurement myself, I try to build in a few checks. It doesn't always work, because different people are proportioned differently.

Cheers,

Barb