Starting on my first kilt

[Schultz]

Update:

I have just a 6 more pleats out of 35 (whew!) to do before i finish off the backside.

At what point in construction should I hem this sucker? Should I do it after completing the basic construction (reverse pleat/underapron) or wait until the very end?

How deep of a hem should I use, too?

[Barb T]

It's easiest if you hem it right now, once the join is done, because you can baste the pleats together once it's hemmed, and the whole thing becomes a lot more manageable.

The depth of the hem is already set by the fact that you've done the pleats (i.e., once you've committed to pleating, there's only one place you can put the hem and still have the kilt the right length. And, you don't cut anything off the bottom before hemming - you just turn it up _once_ (i.e., you don't turn the edge over before hemming on the back side like you'd do with the hem of a skirt).

Barb