Quote Originally Posted by ardchoille View Post
That bottom edge "defect" may be related to this and not a defect at all. I see that on a lot of wool kilts that have the selvage edge instead of a hem.
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Hem? I'll probably get shot for this, but never hem a kilt. And if you but one that is hemmed, you're probably not buying much of a kilt.

I know, I know, some of the ladies here have hemmed kilts, but a kilt should be made with the selvege at the bottom, and there are alternatives to hemming it. I won't get into all that again, but I'd never hem a kilt no matter how well the hem looks.