rob roy film tartan

[Leoghan]

hello, i am thinking of getting a kilt from celtic croft in there rob roy film tartan. i have emailed them and found out it is 12-13 oz wool and has a kilting edge on the fabric.
i was wondering if anyone here has experience with this tartan and how the fabric stacks up to others.
thank you for any help

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I have made a few kilts in this cloth over the years. The fabric is very soft and has a tweed-like hand. It is not a typical worsted wool like you would normally associated with kilting fabric, but it does pleat up well. The pleats just won't be as sharp as otherwise. In my opinion it makes for a good "country" look for a kilt.

[Leoghan]

thank you, i am looking for a more "country" look so that is very good. when i was searching threw Xmarks i saw that there braveheart tartan people are calling an open weave and for some reason those words together make me think the fabric can be seen threw. i know it cant but just a mental block i guess. and sense these tartans are the same price at the croft i was worried it would be to light and look not right.
again many thanks.

[Pipersson]

I love the combination of light blue and brown....

[Tobus]

I've admired that tartan for a long time. Yes, the light blue and brown go well together. But then again, that's what I love about the 'weathered' or 'reproduction' colour schemes for many tartans. I've actually considered getting some of this material, not for a kilt, but for recovering upholstery items.

It's a little difficult to tell from the photo, but that looks like it's not a twill weave? Seems like an odd choice.

[creagdhubh]

I've admired that tartan for a long time. Yes, the light blue and brown go well together. But then again, that's what I love about the 'weathered' or 'reproduction' colour schemes for many tartans.

Me too!

[kiltedrennie]

It's a little difficult to tell from the photo, but that looks like it's not a twill weave? Seems like an odd choice.

I'm pretty sure that's a plain weave. Shame it isn't twill, I really like it.

I have a couple of mill ends of inexpensive plain weave wool like this. I think I'll use one of them to "upgrade" my renaissance faire great kilt. It looks a lot better than what I'm using now. And the other as "practice" material for a traditional kilt following TAoKM. I don't want to make mistakes with expensive tartan wool on my first kilt.

[Dale Seago]

I have made a few kilts in this cloth over the years. The fabric is very soft and has a tweed-like hand. It is not a typical worsted wool like you would normally associated with kilting fabric, but it does pleat up well. The pleats just won't be as sharp as otherwise. In my opinion it makes for a good "country" look for a kilt.

It does indeed! The photo above is of the one made for me, which you can also see here:

It's a little difficult to tell from the photo, but that looks like it's not a twill weave? Seems like an odd choice.

Definitely not a twill weave, it does actually seem to be a tweed.

[Leoghan]

ya the blue and brown combo is what i really like, and also love the colors in weathered tartans . i was thinking weathered black watch, but when i saw this tartan i decided i would get this first.
it isnt for a modern style kilt either, i too am looking for something better for renaissance faires and such.
tho after seeing it done above i may end up getting two in this tartan.
thank you all very very much.

[Dale Seago]

It would make a great belted plaid/feileadh mor. In fact, that's what mine was originally; but somehow it sat on a shelf for several years without ever being worn, and I finally realized I just wasn't into that anymore and was wearing only tailored kilts. So I sent the fabric to Matt Newsome and he converted it into a 6-yard knife pleated kilt; a bias-cut waistcoat; and a scarf for my girlfriend.