kilt length

[saecoman99]

I have several off the rack kilts i would like to raise them up an inch or two.
should I see a seamtress ? to trim them for me ?/

[Barb T]

You should definitely not cut the bottom, or it will ravel and be unsightly.

You can easily put a hem in a kilt. Any seamstress could do it, but it's not simply a matter of turning it up as you would a skirt. Both the apron and underapron edges need to be taken out 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 is turned up about 1/2" at the inside point more so that the point of the deep pleat doesn't sag and show at the bottom of the kilt. The underapron edge is turned up 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.

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