Taking measurements

[Mipi]

Somewhere in sewing literature, I found a suggestion that you should measue front and back side of half waist and half hip instead of complete waist and hip. That was suggested for skirt making, but in general should apply to kilt, too.

This somehow sound reasonable to me. All specific caracteristic of body are then easier to take in account.

So, question to you, kiltmakers and diy-ers: What do you think, how much can this be used in kiltmaking? Can we do this to decide how much will be put into pleats and how much into apron?

Thanks!

[sydnie7]

Yes, I've factored that into apron/pleat split to better fit my fellow. I think you have Barb T's book, right? And it is discussed in the section on determining splits.

I think it gains importance if you work with someone who has (what I've heard called) a significant "bay window" in front and/or a big "trunk" in rear. In some cases you could have waist and hip measurements equal or nearly equal -- but the person is certainly not a straight up-and-down tube of that diameter.