My kilts to long and I want to shorten it. I need advice

[chasem]

Actually after the effort, and the success that I had on it, I bought Barbra Tewkesbury book "the art of kilt making". I'm not sure if I'm ever going to sew a kilt or not, but (now) I'm certainly not afraid of it. I don't own a sewing machine, and so if I do decide to make a kilt it will definitely (for better, or worse) be hand sewn...LOL..

If it's a concern of how capable you are, don't let that keep you from it! I'd never sewn anything in my life - aside from the occasional button - prior to buying that book. After buying it I bought some cheap handspun wool from celtic croft and dove right in attempting my first kilt. The book was solid enough that the kilt turned out great and although I noticed the flaws, most others didn't.

I've made at least five others since then and they've only gotten better each time. If you're halfway comfortable sewing and have any amount of perfectionism in you, you can do the kilt following Barb's book!