Sometimes the kilt needs a very long piece so is useful to cut the fabric in width and join the parts in length.

In the tutorials the way to do it is to sew the parts with the "good" sides touching, finish the flaps to avoid raveling and sew one flap each side.
I've found a zigzag in not enough to avoid fraying and my sewing machine has no overlock stitch so I prefer to hide the borders as shown in the image.

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Then I started looking at commercial made clothes and I found two kinds on joints.

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This one. Hiding each border inside the other one. Not as symmetrical as the first one. but used in most heavy duty jeans parts.

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And this one, leaving the flap flapping (eventually stoped and the end by the hem). Again, overlock stitch is needed to do this well.


Which seems better, 1st or 2nd?(I cannot do 3rd without overlock)