How to make a 4 yard kilt. Part 4. Pinning the waist. Davidson modern tartan

The kilt displays uniqueness of design, construction, and convention which differentiate it from other garments fitting the general description. It is a tailored garment that is wrapped around the wearer's body at the natural waist (between the lowest rib and the hip) starting from one side (always the wearer's left), around the front and back and across the front again to the opposite side. The fastenings consist of straps and buckles on both ends, the strap on the inside end usually passing through a key hole in the waistband to be buckled on the outside. A kilt covers the body from the waist down to slightly above the knees. The overlapping layers in front are called "aprons" and are flat; the single layer of fabric around the sides and back is pleated. In this case a traditional 4 yard box pleat.