waistband tartan for a very tall man's kilt

[bonnie heather]

Leaving a 5-6" tail hidden inside is such a good idea. Barb, do you leave the 5-6" of tartan at each end of the top band?
An alteration came up that the waist needed to be made about 4" larger.(The hips were ok.) I fixed the aprons and pleats. But the top band was a problem, since it wasn't long enough, plus I needed to match the tartan pattern on the apron. That left 7-8" of the underapron that needed a top band. I thought it would be ok to use solid color fabric because the underapron wouldn't show. But my teacher, said that if there's no matching tartan, the next best thing would be to use a scrap of tartan that would blend (similar color). That worked. It makes me think, it would be good to start collecting different tartan scraps. They could come in handy.

[Barb T]

Leaving a 5-6" tail hidden inside is such a good idea. Barb, do you leave the 5-6" of tartan at each end of the top band?

I leave a tail at each end of the top band. That means there's enough to add to both the apron and underapron edges.

If I didn't have enough for an alteration, I'd be tempted to rob a little from the underapron facing, if there were enough there.

B

[ChattanCat]

A quick question, related but unrelated...
...if you don't mind my asking, how tall is this person? I am, what I consider to be tall (6 foot 3 inches) and a 24" length works fine for me (kilt to the top of the knee).

I guess this means I'm not so tall after all.

Yes, you are a runt. :need a smiley that has a hand pushing down on my little brother's head smiley: I am 6' 5" and have to deal with a 27" long kilt. I select material that is at least 56.5" wide. Had to pass up some good deals too.

it's a very rare person who really needs a kilt this long.

Yes, I am quite rare. I'm one of a kind!