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    I think he just adds a double sewn line along the bottom and than fringes the material. I would have to look at one at home. Bear in mind I have very little sewing experience or knowledge, I can fix my own buttons thought.

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    I would rather not have the fringed bottom because Im trying to make a nice looking 8 yard kilt.

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    I dunno...I'm kinda partial to that light fringe on the end...but that's just me...

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    I can't speak fro Bear's Kilts but Rocky's have a single row of thread along the bottom about 1/8" from the bottom edge and the edge fringes down from there. I wasn't sure about it until I got my Gordon Modern and now I think the look is really very nice. It's one of those things that doesn'treally jump out at you but gives an pleasing appearance to the kilt.

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    Ooooooooh Barb... :rolleyes:

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    Quote Originally Posted by pdcorlis
    Ooooooooh Barb... :rolleyes:
    You mean Oooooooh Bear, Rocky, or Kelly. PV is a totally different beast than wool. I have some wool sitting around waiting to be made into a kilt and I have some PV. I will go word for word from Barb on the wool, but for the PV I would want Bear or Rocky's knowledge of the product.

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    I like to put hem on my kilts it helps add weight to your kilt if you are working with PV to give you that nice swish when you walk. Now with wool you usually have a very nice selvage and you already the weight of the fabric to give you that swish.
    MacHummel

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    Just out of curiosity, has anyone made or seen a wool kilt with a fringed bottom?

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    If you decide to hem your kilt, and you are making a trad kilt, you'll want to wait to hem it until after you've pleated it. The hem is not turned up an equal amount all the way along, and the easiest way to see where to turn it up the required extra amount is to wait until after you have the pleats done. If you're experienced as a kiltmaker, you can do the hem after the kilt is laid out and you know where the pleats will be but before you do the actual pleating. If you haven't made a kilt before, though, it can be hard to visualize and easy to goof up.

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