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sewn in weights (clipped from '4yd vs 8yd' thread)
 Originally Posted by bubba
I do know that a 4 yard gets blown about in the wind a lot. The sporran keeps the front down but not the back. Still, I guess what you cannot see you don't worry aboot!
There's a trick that I learned about from one of the ladies on a sewing newsgroup. Stitch a few fishing weights around the hem. The ladies have been using this trick to keep light skirts from flying up in the wind for a very long time 
I had thought about doing something just like this, BUT I wasn't sure if it would cause the garment to wear out... I know that pulling on fabric or frames does not have to be heavy or hard; if it's done over a long time it will pull them apart.
So my questions for you tailors, kiltmakers, seamsters and seamstresses are, "What do you think of sewing in a few weights? Will it unbalance the garment or cause excessive wear? Would the kilt need to be stored flat rather than hung?"
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