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30th March 10, 05:54 AM
#24
 Originally Posted by guitarmatt
Obviously lighter weight fabrics take well to hemming, my own kilt is hemmed as well, but could one convincingly hem a regimental weight kilt? Is it worth getting an ex-military kilt and shortening it to a more civilian friendly length?
Yes.
Length isn't the issue. It's the fell. You can lengthen the fell, but shortening the fell is not possible if the pleats have been cut to reduce bulk. You might be about to shorten the fell by about 1" if you really were careful and reinforced the cut section in the back, but I've only ever speculated about that in my head so not sure if you'd really want to do that.
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