Kilt strap extenders: When do you need them?

[Dukeof Kircaldy]

Yeah, I want a kilt that doesn't shrink or grow, but stays the correct size.

I may be joining Ryan there and having my 25 year old kilt fit again without the extender straps.

[Kilted Rogue]

You might also try moving the buckles closer to the front of the kilt... say about an inch on each side? That said, I notice that you are wearing your kilt under your belly-- not quite how it was designed to be worn, hence the problems with how it hangs. Two sets of ten sit ups, every day for a month, will usually result in tightening your waist by about an inch. You might want to try that as well as kilt strap extenders/moving the buckles.

Yeah if it was worn a bit higher than i wouldnt have been able to even get the buckles to the last notch.

how does one move the buckle, i have read about it briefly here.

[Kilted Rogue]

Search up that thread on extenders it'll show pics...for $15 from Rocky (USA Kilts) you can't go wrong...you'll be ready for 40 and 42. check the width of your existing straps to get the right size.

I found that since all three extenders are used the apron stays balanced. The left extender is hidden under the kilt. The right side just looks a little more "metallic"

I'm using them on two hand sewn wool kilts that "shrank" on me.

Ron

It was your thread about the extenders that got me thinking. do you have any pics of your wearing the kilt with the extenders in place? if so you wouldnt have the side profile like i have posted?

now if you have these pics, would you be so kind as to post em so i can see them

once again thank you

[Barb T]

Good point, for an inexpensive kilt. Guess I don't have the underapron problem since mine that I "extended" are hand sewns.

This would be true of any kilt, hand sewn or not. Once the kilt is too small, the underapron shows. If the kilt is too small, it just doesn't go around you as far as it used to. A kilt is made so that the fringe edge just covers the edge of the underapron. If you gain two inches in the waist, nothing you can do short of altering the kilt will prevent the underapron from showing, and strap extenders won't help.

If it's so small that you can't get the straps through the buckles, you either have to move the buckles or add length to the straps. Both accomplish exactly the same thing - they simply allow you to buckle the kilt at a larger circumference than the kilt was made for. Strap extenders simply boil down to using longer straps instead of moving the location of the buckles.

[Kilted Rogue]

Thank you Barb,
I will order the right product tonight, and i will just have to wear this kilt till i can buy a new one or loose a few inches.

[Kilted Rogue]

Barb
would basting and pressing my kilt improve the over all appearance, or are is that the wrong solution for this ?

[Carolina Kiltman]

Diet and exercise?

[Kilted Rogue]

Diet and exercise?

now that was low:buttkick:

[The Barry]

Diet and exercise?

That may have been low, but it was pretty funny!

[Kilted Rogue]

That may have been low, but it was pretty funny!

True very True, the hard part is i am a Pastry Chef and i find my self "Quality Controlling" to many of my products.

other than that my diet is great.lol: