AK, is this right?

[bubba]

There are a bunch of different brands of hemming tape, Stitch Witchery is just one of em. Some are adhesive that will stick and hold the hem in place til you steam press them so you don't need pins.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Sherry and all, I have used stitch withery for other projects like this and they work great. In fact, they are what I have used to seam the turn under of the under and over apron of my SK. Just did not think of it in this case, don't know why.

On a side, but related, note I was wearing my SW heavyweight shadow tartan klt today and as I was driving from one site to another, i noticed that the finish on the botton edge is the same as on the AK. Need to go upstairs and see if the SW standard is the same, but I would guess so. The only difference is that it is not so noticable on a black or dark colored kilt.

[Riverkilt]

Hey KCW,

I bought four AmeriKilts last fall and they're all hemmed like your pic. After washing (gentle cycle) always have some fibers poking out along the hemline.

I just take a lighter and run the flame along the hem while the kilt is newly hung up damp. Makes a bit cleaner look. Have to be careful not to set fire to the thread though.

Ron

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Hey KCW,

I bought four AmeriKilts last fall and they're all hemmed like your pic. After washing (gentle cycle) always have some fibers poking out along the hemline.

I just take a lighter and run the flame along the hem while the kilt is newly hung up damp. Makes a bit cleaner look. Have to be careful not to set fire to the thread though.

Ron

Ron, thanks for the tip. I obviously have not washed it yet, but when I do and it does that, I would have gotten out the scissors and diligently worked my way around, cursing the whole time. This sounds like a much better solution.

[Riverkilt]

Should have clarified, I use one of those long nose candle lighter type lighters. Something about the length seems to give me more control to sort of whisp by what I need to burn back. Keeps the kilt from catching fire...

A good idea to have water nearby...have started some self sustaining little burns on clumps of fabric, like inside pockets etc.

Ron

[Southern Breeze]

Sherry and all, I have used stitch withery for other projects like this and they work great. In fact, they are what I have used to seam the turn under of the under and over apron of my SK. Just did not think of it in this case, don't know why.

On a side, but related, note I was wearing my SW heavyweight shadow tartan klt today and as I was driving from one site to another, i noticed that the finish on the botton edge is the same as on the AK. Need to go upstairs and see if the SW standard is the same, but I would guess so. The only difference is that it is not so noticable on a black or dark colored kilt.

KCW-I have two SW heavyweights,shadow tarten and the wool one in blackwatch.Also five standerds.None of them have ANY stiching along the bottom.I'm currently in the process of hemming them so they come to the top of my knees and am very familiar with the bottoms.If yours are stiched and mine aren't,then maybe we've found a quality control problem.

[Riverkilt]

Hey SB,

Is that hemming stuff difficult? I have two old style gathered SportKilts that are too long. Have sewn "pleats" in one and plan to do the other, but hadn't the courage to tackle the hems yet to get the length right.

Guessing its a matter of pinning the hem to the proper length then sewing it down...but I'm sure used to surprises in the kilt world.

Any suggestions, tips, warnings, or reassurances??

Ron

[Southern Breeze]

Riverkilt-it's not hard.I have a copy of The Art of Kiltmaking and it has a section on alterations.I wasn't sure if there would be any suprises so I posted a question not long ago.Happily,no suprises showed up.I'm on the second one and I'm pinning and temporarily stiching the hem BEFORE I do any cutting.I had to make a few changes and not cutting saved my rear.
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[KiltedCodeWarrior]

KCW-I have two SW heavyweights,shadow tarten and the wool one in blackwatch.Also five standerds.None of them have ANY stiching along the bottom.I'm currently in the process of hemming them so they come to the top of my knees and am very familiar with the bottoms.If yours are stiched and mine aren't,then maybe we've found a quality control problem.

SB, you had me doubting myself, so I went to check again and took the 2 pics below about 2 minutes ago! Here is the SW HW Shadow tartan:



You have to look close, but if you do you can see the same overlock stitch seen in the AK. Especially near the botom of that pic you can see the "V" pointing to the right of the picture.

However, the standard in Nightstalker does NOT have that finish, as clearly seen by the stray fraying on this picture:

[chasem]

KCW, I have a standard and a HW. I believe that's more of an artificial [rough] selvedge than a stitch of any sort.