How To Make A Kilt For A Child

A traditional Scottish kilt which is also called a tartan kilt is not only designed for men and women but also for the kids. As you know, tartan is a most comfortable fabric than other fabrics, so Scottish children feel more relax while wearing tartan kilts. This fashion is also a privilege in the USA, Canada, and some other countries of the world. If you understand how to make a kilt for a child, then you will be able to make any fabric kids kilt.

A Scottish highland costume is incomplete without a tartan kilt. Like men’s tartan kilts, the toddler or kids kilts are also easy to make. It is fun to make a toddler kilt. The toddler kilt is a quick costume that everyone can easily make. The pleating and Hemming of kids kilts are quite easy as compared to making men’s and women’s traditional tartan kilts. Although it is easier still it needs practice and it is not easy for the newbie to make a toddler kilt in the beginning. We are going to discuss the making of a toddler kilt in a step-by-step approach. You must understand all the steps carefully which helps in making a Scottish kid kilt.

Tools Required For Making A Kilt For A Child

You must have the following tools for making a toddler kilt.

• Tartan fabric
• Standard measuring tape
• Scissors
• Pins
• Iron
• Ironing board
• Sewing Machine
• Thread

Selection Of Fabric

You must select the tartan fabric according to your clan or family. This restriction is for those Scottish lovers, who are a Scottish accent or having a Scottish background. Every Scottish family has its own family tartan which is distinguished from other family tartans. If you are a non-Scottish accent, but still interested in wearing a Scottish kilt for yourself or for your kids then you can go with universal tartans. The universal tartans although have a Scottish history, but these tartans are for everyone. Anyone can wear such tartans are parties, weddings, or casually at home. So, you have a lot of fabric options for your kid. Currently, there are more than 2000 tartans have been discovered so far. You can choose your favorite color among them for making a Scottish toddler kilt.

Measurement

The measurement is a very important factor for making a child kilts for sale. Without measurement, you cannot make an accurate child kilt. For this purpose, you must have three things in order to write your child size measurement.

1. Pen
2. Notebook
3. Measuring Tape

Waist Measurement

It is an important measurement and for measuring the waist size of your kilt, you must have a standard measuring tape. The measuring tape should be moved around your child’s waist. Your kid must stand erect for proper waist measurement. Now write down the exact waist of your kid in a notebook. Remember, the shorts, nickers and trouser waist is different than that of a kilt. So, every time, you should measure your child’s waist before making a Scottish kilt.

Hip Measurement

The hip measurement is important if your kid is fat because the widest part of the hip will be visible in that case. You should measure the widest part with the measuring tape and note down the hip size in your notebook.

Length Measurement

The normal length of the child kilt is 10 inches, but you can make a kilt with a larger length size. For length measurement, place the measuring tape at the belly button and drop it down to the knee cap. However, this is your child’s regular kilt length, but there is no strict Scottish rule to set the length in this way.

Fell Measurement

Fell measurement is optional and it is necessary for those kids, who wear the kilt below the belly button. The difference between the belly button and where you wear the Scottish kilt is the fell measurement.

Cut The Fabric

Now you have all the required measurements for making a Scottish child kilt. In this step, you will have to cut the tartan fabric according to the measurement which is written in your notebook. The tartan utility kilt for any gender has a plain front apron, but a pleated backside. So you must cut the cloth according to your waist and length on the apron but you should add 1-1. 5 inches of extra fabric.

This extra fabric is used for hemstitching. The hemstitching is necessary for making any kilt, as it makes a kilt finishing look. If you want to make 6-7 pleats at the backside, then each pleat must have a size of 3 inches. Each pleat has an equal size, plus 1-1. 5 inches extra for the hemstitching. This calculation is necessary for backside pleating.

Hemstitching The Fabric

The extra 1-1. 5-inch fabric is now hemstitched with your sewing machine. The hemstitching must be straight and you must use the matching thread.

Making Pleats

Pleats making is the next step in making a toddler kilt. If your total fabric of the backside including pleated width is 45 inches, then lay the fabric on the table. After putting the fabric on the table, measure 10 inches on the right side and measure the 10 inches on the left side. Placed pins at both measurements. Now pleats with remaining 25 inches center of the fabric. The pleat should be straight and hemstitched to the edges of the pleat. You can use pins to make it straight

Iron The Pleats

In this step, you must be Ironing the pleats with your house use iron. You must remove the pins before ironing your pleats.

Hemstitched The Extra Fabric

If you see there is extra fabric left on the edges then you must be hemstitching those fabrics. So, it gives a decent look to the toddler kilt.

Straps And Buckles

The straps and buckles should be stitched inner side of the kilt. Without leather straps and buckles, your child cannot fasten the kilt, so it is very important for making the kilt.

Final Words

The above are the basic steps in order to make a traditional toddler kilt, but if you want to add spice by adding two same fabric tartan pockets, belt loops, and some buttons & studs, make it a utility-style kilt.

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