Quote Originally Posted by Hothir Ethelnor View Post
Actually the reinforcing and lining is blind stitched to inside of the kilt after the pleating is finished. Stitching lines from sewing machines would show if they were used to stitch the lining and reinforcing into the back of the kilt, so some makers don't use it which results in a lower quality kilt overall.

Other makers though machine stitch the pleats in and then hand stitch the same lining and reinforcing into the back of the kilt as an entirely hand-stitched kilt would have. The results of this "hybrid" style of kilt are exceptionally close to a hand stitched masterpiece with around half the required amount of hand stitching.
Exactly. Some machine-made kilts are, in fact, partly hand-sewn. Therefore, it's always a good idea to ask the company/kilt maker what methods they use.