I am doing as much research as possible before I start the process of making my first kilt for the dear husband.

I do not have time to wait on the shipment of the famous "The Art of Kiltmaking" so I am going off of Jan Bruyndonckx's instructions from the scottishdance.net website.

This part has me confused beyond all reason!!! Do I actually cut into the inside of the pleats and continue to cut off that strip all the way to the top?? It seems like it would allow for a big ugly gap if you were to even slightly tug at the pleats on the top of the kilt.

*sigh* Help...? Anyone...?


Thank you!!!




Trimming the Back of the Pleats

Trimming pleats On the inside of the kilt trim excess material at top of each pleat, from waist to 1 inch above the hipline. This strip would be 1 ˝ to 2 inches deep, removing the bulk of the material from the inside.