proper fell line

[Barb T]

Hi all

Main thing is that the fell (the stitched part of the pleats) should end at the widest part of the buttocks - that will let the pleats fall nice and straight to the bottom of the kilt. The general rule of thumb is 1/3 of the total length of the kilt (including the rise). Most of the time, kiltmakers are making kilts for people they've never met - hence the rule of thumb. But, if you are making a kilt for someone "in residence", you could tweak it so that the bottom of the fell lies in just the right place.