Hi Chase,

It's very easy to move the buckles and straps on a kilt. Just remember that you move only the apron edge buckle(s) and the underapron strap (not the apron edge straps or the buckle by the "buttonhole" where the strap comes through).

Take a sharp pair of scissors, and snip the stitches holding the buckle tabs and the strap. Pick off all the little bits of thread. Get a spool of button/craft thread, and stitch them back on with the underapron strap placed as far toward the edge of the kilt as possible and the buckles moved over to where you want them. Stitch through as many layers and you can but not through the lining. I find it easiest to undo the lining stitches next to the strap so that I can stitch the strap easily and then tack the lining down again.

This will make the kilt bigger around, but, if you move the apron edge buckles too much, the underapron will show at the fringe edge when you wear the kilt. It's not that big a deal, but it's pretty obvious that the kilt is too small.

The only other thing you can do is alter the kilt and make the apron and underapron bigger. But that's a significant job that is more than just letting out the edges of the kilt. A kiltmaker is likely to charge you a fair amount to do that.