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earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 14 5:07 pm Post subject: Hemming a kilt

I bought a pure new wool kilt (pleated) on ebay a couple of years ago and at last, it fits but it's far too long for my liking.

The thought of a proper folded hem with pleats is not appealing too me at all, trying to sew through several thicknesses and keeping the crispness of the pleats sounds like a recipe for a bodge job.

I was wondering if I could get away with a 'lazy hem'?
The tartan is perfectly aligned, so the horizontal lines are true ... if I sewed a line of very small zig-zag stitches at the length I want it, cut about a cm below, then created a small frayed edge, could I get away with it?

EV

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45433
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 14 5:24 pm Post subject:
You'd want a straight stitch not a zig zag, wouldn't you?

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 14 5:27 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

You'd want a straight stitch not a zig zag, wouldn't you?

Ummmm, would I?
You know far more than me about fabrics Tahir.

I guess I always thought of zig-zag stitch as something that stopped things fraying

EV

cir3ngirl

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 4846
Location: Cirencester

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 14 5:49 pm Post subject:
No zigzag to stop it fraying further up the kilt o would think

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45433
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 14 5:50 pm Post subject:

earthyvirgo wrote:

I guess I always thought of zig-zag stitch as something that stopped things fraying

EV

We work mostly in jersey where you could leave it unstitched if you wanted, been a while since we've done this (we used to make kilts, fashion ones not proper) but I'm sure we used to use a tight (close) straight stitch.

I'm sure someone that knows better than me will be along shortly, but to my mind the zigzag will mean it's not very tidy

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 14 7:49 pm Post subject:
Straight stitch upon examining a shawl I have with that sort of hem.

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