I do make my kilts very differently - the pleats are not sewn down for a start, it is a more primitive kilt than those using modern tailoring methods.

Behind the top edge I place a sturdy strip of webbing slightly wider than the belt I intend to wear with the kilt. I make belt loops at the edges of the row of pleats and then place two more each side of centre back, and one at the edge of the apron. I sew the straps in place and then bind the top edge.

Without the webbing the back droops and the pleats fan out - there is a gap of about 4 inches across my spine where the kilt waist is not in contact with me.

Until I found the really sturdy webbing there was a tendency for the top edge of the kilt to slide down, pulling the lower edge of the strap and the pleats, up the outer surface of the belt, even with a sturdy interfacing and sewing down a couple of inches of the pleats to try to stabilise the waist area.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: