Quote Originally Posted by jForrester View Post
"Hem"? On a kilt? It is my understanding that the bottom is the selvage. A hem would affect the lay of the pleats.
Well, it wasn't wool, it was quasi-PV. Poly-acrylic, I believe? Anyway, the fabric didn't have a kilting selvedge. Thus it was hemmed from the factory and sold in stock length (24"). I'm short, hence needing the hem raised

My tailor did a remarkable job so the pleats don't lay awkwardly at all. And the swing is still rather comparable to my properly selvedged 8x16 woolie.