I'm a noob here so please bare with me...

I've purchased a used kilt from ministry of tartan on a whim...a rather rare tartan almost in my size...basically an inch small. Btw the way it's a Murray of Mansfield tartan, looks like the Murray of Atholl ancient but the center red line is not guarded. Also the red lines are about 2x a wide as normal. Looks great when pleated to the stripe.

So here's my dilemma...I can get the inner apron on fine, 2nd hole in and comfortable. The outer apron I can not come close to securing, it's about 2" off. I dont understand it.

I think it has enough fabric in the first pleat under the apron to alter. So I'd like to fine a decent person/place in Ga, Sc, Nc, or Va...(I travel a lot) to take a look at it and hopefully alter it to fit.

Thanks