what am I seeing here?

[DWFII]

All I have to say is, "The Wiz strikes again."

Thanks, DWFII, for bringing this up. I've never seen a rolled selvage before, and I would have been quite P.O.'ed had I gotten one.

And a special thanks to the Wiz for sharing his expertise dans photos. You have educated us all once again, and I personally appreciate it more than you can know.

What a great site!

Well, I should have posted it to the forum sooner. When I got the kilt it seemed for all the world as if someone had tried to hem and baste the edge and in fact there was a short section along the side that was still hemmed.

Heck, I didn't know what I was looking at...babe in the woods and all that...but the wedding was fast upon me and so I immediately emailed the company I rented it from as a precaution. I have dealt in computer parts over the internet and all sorts of leather goods in my thirty-five years and I didn't want to be held responsible.

The company generously sent out another kilt and lo and behold it had the same problem (although not quite as severe). That's when I took the photos and posted them here.

I spoke with the warehouse--Scotland Yard (the real source for the rental company)-- this morning and told them my sad story. They have assured me that there was never going to be an additional rental fee (which relieved my mind considerably). No matter how you cut it, that's going the extra mile.

I might add that one of the main purposes of posting this here is to inform other folks, so that they don't make the same mistake.

And I want to thank everyone for all the very insightful and informative comments.

Looking back on it now, all I can say is that "we are all born ignorant, but stupid is a choice." I plead ignorance but with these posts hope to avoid compounding the error.