Where to buy material?

[Phogfan86]

My lovely sister has plowed her way through Barb's book and Barb's/Matt's supplement on how to make a box pleated kilt and says she's ready to give it a shot. Now I need material.

Two questions:

1) Tweed or tartan for a box pleat?

2) Where can I find suitable wool/wool blend that is reasonably priced? Frankly, I don't want to mortgage the farm until she gets some experience. I love her, but even she's said, "Who knows how this first one's going to turn out?"

[Downix]

I picked up my first material from walmart and ebay, duck canvas cloth for $2.50 a yard on sale. Now, not going to go to a fancy dress party wearing the kilts I've made with it, but it's good training till I got the PV, and soon Wool.

[BEEDEE]

This is a good source for tartan, although he has nothing for sale right now: http://stores.ebay.com/CLANTARTANPLA...sxQ3asstQQtZkm

I have also bought wool saffron of eBay and forum members regularly post information in the For Sale or DIY sections.

Brian

[mycoleptodiscus]

I got mine here

[ForresterModern]

Try the fraser and kirkbright site as they regularly dump remnants of various types of fabrics, some for as little as 6$ CDN per dowuble width meter. They should be great to at least start out with. Sometimes you get lucky and they are selling quality wool tartan at a good discount, as those who succeeded in getting either the Maple Leaf or Ulster 16 oz wool from them a couple weeks ago can attest. Their website I believe is

www.wooltartans.com

[McMurdo]

I notice that Fraser Kirkbright does not have any Medium to Heavyweight Tartan, perhaps you could check out the Scottish Weaver
http://www.thescottishweaver.com/Hea...htWoolTartans/

[Barb T]

Just remember that, if you're making a box pleat kilt, the heavier the tartan the better. 16 oz is ideal, 14 oz is minimal. Anything lighter, and you won't be happy with a box pleat kilt.

[sydnie7]

eBay seller "trendyfabrics1" is also showing some Harris tweed pieces at reasonable prices (~$10/yd double width) right now. Thanks, I think*, to Kevin Kinney for this heads-up in another thread.

* I know it was Kevin. The caveat being that I am now awaiting delivery of yet another piece of fabric. . .

[The Wizard of BC]

Note:

The Scottish Weaver is the U.S. representative of Fraser & Kirkbright.

[Phogfan86]

I'm a fatty. Will I still just need four yards or should I get five, just to make sure?