11 oz tartan... what sort of kilt would this yield

[plaid preacher]

Greetings, Everyone.

I have a line on some 11 oz wool tartan, but I'm wondering if it might be a little light for a kilt. I would probably make a box pleat kilt with it. Any thoughts as to how that weight of fabric would work for such a kilt?

Thanks.

[cck]

I live in Texas where it can be quite hot. One of my kilts is 11 oz. wool, 5 yard, knife pleated. While I bought it purposely for the warm climate, it is worn for casual events year round. You may hear from some that such light weight material is a no-no, but it works well for me.

[Tobus]

11 oz fabric is used fairly often for kilts in the lightweight or "casual" style, while 13-16 oz fabric is generally used for traditional kilts (and 18 to as high as 22 oz for military kilts, as I recall). And I think the common PV fabrics like Rocky uses are in the 12 oz range. I wouldn't see any problem using 11 oz fabric for a lighter kilt. If you want it to have the feel of a heavier kilt, just use deeper pleats.

[derosa]

I have one and I'm making another, personally I prefer them for summer, particularly hiking and work around the house. The fabric was cheap and I made the aprons a touch heavier.

[Tartan Tess]

The lighter weight tartans will not hold the sharp crisp pleats as well
as a heavier weight tartan.

[bonnie heather]

Greetings, Everyone.

I have a line on some 11 oz wool tartan, but I'm wondering if it might be a little light for a kilt. I would probably make a box pleat kilt with it. Any thoughts as to how that weight of fabric would work for such a kilt?

Thanks.

Box pleated kilts work best with heavy weight tartan because it will hold a crease well. Medium weight is okay, but I think 11 oz would not hold the creases well enough. To look good, most likely it would require some maintenance now and then to re-align, baste and press the pleats.

[OC Richard]

Thanks for the info, I was wondering the same thing.

Because I can only find Portree in 11oz.

There's a band in Canada, Kalamalka, that wears Portree tartan. I contacted one of their members and I was told some of the kilts are lighter than others.

They told me who they got their kilts from, and when I contacted them they told me what everybody else told me, that Portree is only available in 11oz.

If a custom run was made in heavier wool, neither the band nor the kilt supplier seems to be aware of it.

Here they are

[lschwartz]

Houston Kiltmakers in Scotland may be able to do the custom weave for you. Scroll towards the bottom of this link for their information on custom runs.

http://www.kiltmakers.com/tartan-sea...h_type=tartans

Larry Schwartz

[IsaacW]

I own a couple in 13oz. and find them on the edge of too light but wearable. I have not handled a kilt in 11oz, but I do have some 11oz tartan fabric in hand and can not imagine wearing a kilt in it.

Isaac

[plaid preacher]

Thank you, everyone, for your feedback. I think I will pass on the tartan in question. It sounds like it might be a good deal...just not for a kilt.