Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
The stitch is a herringbone stitch that catches the back of one single yarn on the back side of the kilt, then crosses over the hem turn up edge, like a zig zag, attaching there, then repeats ten million times along the length of the hem. This allows the hem to move just a little in relation to the kilt, and it is not a regular blind hem stitch. Barb T. explained it once.
Quote Originally Posted by sydnie7 View Post
It's also important to NOT press right along the turned-up edge (the selvedge, in most cases) where it hits the inside of the kilt. That pressing is what creates the relief line on the outside, making the hem most noticeable. You can press along the fold itself and right up to the edge, just don't apply the iron across that "difference in thickness" area.

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Ted Crocker, while I'm sure Barb T. knows what she is talking about, a blind hem stitch works just fine. Perhaps a herringbone stitch is superior? I'm not sure why one would want "the hem to move just a little in relation to the kilt" but I'll mention it to my lass because she is soon planning to hem one of her kilted skirts...

And syndie7 is quite right about pressing around the "difference in thickness" area. It works great