I'm on a tear: next kilt is on the table.

[Pleater]

In the same strait, I would make the need for a hem and counteract the light weight part of the same solution.

A dark cotton tape about one inch wide, sewn onto the lower edge and then turned up will form the hem and add extra weight.

I would also use the tape as the back of the waistband to get just a little more length.

When I was making costumes it was necessary to know these tricks to make a garment look and behave like something made from a more substantial material, and to squeeze the maximum amount of garment out of the minimum of cloth.

Anne the Pleater

[Alan H]

In the same strait, I would make the need for a hem and counteract the light weight part of the same solution.

A dark cotton tape about one inch wide, sewn onto the lower edge and then turned up will form the hem and add extra weight.

I would also use the tape as the back of the waistband to get just a little more length.

When I was making costumes it was necessary to know these tricks to make a garment look and behave like something made from a more substantial material, and to squeeze the maximum amount of garment out of the minimum of cloth.

Anne the Pleater

Brilliant, Anne! The next dram is on me! I shall do exactly as you say for the waistband (too late for the hem, but I'll remember this).