Inespensive Tartan for those who want to try making a kilt

[Alan H]

Fraser and Kirkbright has an 11 ounce light grey/grey/dark blue tartan...no clan, available in polyester/wool blend for the OUTRAGEOUS price of $6 Canadian a meter. You could order 3-4 meters of this stuff and spend less than $25 and then try out making your own kilt without breaking the bank.

Check this URL, and look for the "tartan remnants" link.

http://www.wooltartan.com/

For that matter, they have the British Columbia tartan and the RCMP tartans on sale, too.

[cavscout]

That is a great deal. I've been looking at that for a few months. It was around $11 at the end of last year. Every month or so they cut the price.

[beerbecue]

Is it just me, or have the tartan specials there not changed in a while?

[Alan H]

F & K only sells their remnants over the web. Otherwise you have to buy it from The Scottish Weaver. 3 yards/meters of the gray stuff is costing me $29 including shipping. I'm gonna pleat it to sett, and make this "practice Kilt" #2.

[cavscout]

They aren't moving very quickly. Other than price drops the only tartans I've seen change are the Loud Mcleod which was only 2 yards and the Double Blue which was a very nice navy blue with sky blue stripes. I had been looking at the black wool but decided to try my first kilt on some cheaper cloth from wal-mart first.