Weight loss

[ScottEPooh]

But either way you go, congrats on the weight loss!!!

[Phil]

Well done losing the weight, just a shame about the kilts. Maybe someone will invent one with an elasticated waistband one of these days.

[Dixiecat]

I have made 2 kilts using the Art of Kiltmaking. The 2nd kilt was made to replace the first one when I lost 65lbs. I considered remaking the first kilt, but I was working blind. The book Art of Kiltmaking does not address altering a kilt in any great depth, and the altering mentioned was more geared for those of increasing not decreasing girth.

I decided not to remake the first one because of the amount of work that I imagined would be involved in order to take up the large amount of fabric from the weight loss. And I estimated the cost of having MacIsaac Kiltmakers alter it to what it would cost for new tartan fabric.

As mentioned before, the balance of pleats to aprons needs to stay fairly constant (a bit more pleats than apron). The addition of an extra pleat is not really noticeable. However, I was faced with reducing the apron by 6.5" and adding a pleat to deal with the fabric. Thereby upsetting that balance between pleats and apron. I was looking at a major rework. So, I bit the bullet, offered up the kilt for sale and went on to make my new Dress Eildon.

(My last comp with the old kilt had me moving the buckles very far back, folding under the underapron and hoping it wouldn't fall down doing the sword dance.)

For the new kilt, I showed a bit a prudence and made it an 1" (waist and hips) bigger than what I needed for a bit of flexibility. It's been 2 years since the weight loss and I can say that I haven't needed that flexibility yet, but it's less expensive than making a new one!

ps. if you're wearing a used Dress Black Erskine that you purchased within the year, good on you!