Well, you're right. I wouldn't try to put a hem in a military box pleated kilt if it were in regimental weight tartan. I was reacting more generally to the idea that you shouldn't ever hem a kilt. While a properly done hem generally won't show, it's a different matterr for a regimental weight kilt, particularly for a military box pleated kilt. Regimental weight tartan is pretty thick stuff, and, yeh, I probably wouldn't recommend it, either.