Quote Originally Posted by Smayniac View Post
What will losing that weight do to your self built kilt wardrobe?

Bob
Bob, what it will mean is that....

The purchased MacNaughton, PV kilt will fit instead of straining!
The purchased Holyrood wool/poly will fit instead of straining!
My first self-made tartan kilt will fit instead of being about an inch and a half too small

The 16 ounce wool California Tartan box-pleat will be too big at the waist and about right at the hips, so I will take it apart and re-do the pleat tapers, since when I made it I put diddly taper into that kilt!

The Royal Stewart that I made for my cousin (if he ever gets back in touch and wants it) will be too big, and I'll pass it on to someone else or re-do the apron and make it a bit narrower. It won't be perfect since the apron/pleats ratio will be off, but it will work just fine..

The Fraser and Kirkbright ubiquitous gray wool/poly will fit again without straining! maybe I can re-do the left side of the apron on that kilt, it's always been a bit "off" and bugs me. Than again, that kilt is showing it's age, so I probably won't do anything to it.

The Lindsay tartan 6-yard from Fraser and Kirkbright which is now perfect, will be to small so I will re-do the apron and make it a bit narrower. It, also won't be perfect since the apron/pleats ratio will be off, but it will be fine..

My X Marks tartan kilt will be too small, so I will take that apart and somehow or other re-assemble to fit.

The USA Kilts casual will fit again...but I'll probably be passing that along to a new Highland Athlete so no worries there.

My Gold Brothers Scottish National.....don't matter, but it's a bit tight now, too so if it's owner shrinks two inches, it's all to the good. That kilt will also probably get passed on to a new athlete.

I'm making the current Gray Stewart kilt just a little bit on the small side, thinking positively. I'm not going hog wild and making it REALLY small, just a *bit* small. It will work just fine if I don't lose weight, but will look better if I drop an inch or two off my waist. I'll do the same with the Hall tartan box-pleat.

The last kilt I'll be making for me will be the MacNaughton, Ancient 8 yard, we shall see what I'll do when I get there.

It'll work out OK.