Quote Originally Posted by RockyR View Post
Another thing I've found to be useful... when hemming, allow a 1.5 - 2" hem. Less (1" or .5") will make the pleats 'kick out' at the bottom. More (3" or more) will get too cumbersome.
My experience is that this depends on the weight of the tartan. I've put a scant 1/2" hem into an 11 oz kilt for a dancer who wanted her kilt just the right length. That basically boils down to turning up the selvedge. If you press carefully and don't run the iron right along the line between the single and double thickness, it's not even noticeable.

That wouldn't work very well for 16 oz tartan, and I agree with Rocky that the pleats would tend to kick out at the bottom. I have done a very small hem in 13 oz for someone who bought a kilt second hand, and it was fine.