the little bits of hem in a properly-made kilt

[Bugbear]

Well... I think Pleater is talking about raising, or changing the angle of the underapron. I'm not sure how that would effect the top apron hang... Seems like what she is doing is to change the angle of the reverse pleat at the top of the right hand side . that makes the end of the under apron higher at it's end than the waistband, then that extra material is folded back down and hemmed at the top.

That would make the underapron's bottom edge angle upward as well.

Barb is making the reverse pleat differently, though, if I understand it all.

[sydnie7]

You're right, I read this one too quickly. Pleater has posted before about doing this to top apron pleat, which is where it doesn't work too well (in my experience). Doing this at underapron works OK as long as, on a machine-sewn kilt, you haven't already topstitched apron edges.

All in all, I prefer Barb's hemming method to the "raise the pleat edge at top" method. More controllable results.