One other thing about hemming a kilt. I just posted this to another thread, because someone asked about how to hem a kilt.

The pics that F-H C.A.G. posted are great! The only thing I'd emphasis is that, if you're going to hem a kilt, you shouldn't just turn it up as you would if you were hemming a skirt.

You should first take out both the apron and underapron facing and edge stitching up maybe 8" - enough to lay the hem area out flat before it's turned up. Then, you turn up a hem that is equal everywhere _except_ in the first deep pleat and at the underapron left side. The first deep pleat should be turned up about 1/2" more at the inside point so that the point of the deep pleat doesn't sag and show at the bottom of the kilt. You should also turn up the underapron edge about an inch more at the raw edge tapering to the normal hem length about 9" from the folded apron edge. This keeps the corner of the underapron from sagging below the bottom of the kilt.

Once the hem is turned up and stitched, you can re-sew the apron and underapron facings and edges.

Cheers,

Barb