Originally Posted by
JoliBelle
Well, I wouldn't say my husband is "slender", however neither is he overweight. My son is on the slender side. I don't really have a choice about the amount of fabric I have to use. That is what he bought, without consulting me, along with the book and the link to the box pleat supplement.
The 16oz fabric will be weighty enough for a box pleated kilt, so that would be the best option I think.
You could always cheat a bit more fabric by making most of the under apron from a different fabric, something around the same weight in a darker toning colour, or a lighter weight doubled.
Anne the Pleater
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed."
-- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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