Cautionary tale about hemming a dress tartan

[Barb T]

I find idea of using the interfacing in the hem as a useful one even in the pleated area (this was my first thinking). As long as the interfacing is soft. It would add a bit of weight to the hem on such light kilt.

Trouble with using it in the pleats is that adding extra fabric makes it really hard to press the pleats without leaving a ridge at the top of the hem because it's so much thicker than the rest of the kilt.