Tartan suppliers

[Swampthing]

Who weaves affordable tartan in cotton or polyvicose?

[slohairt]

Marton Mills in England weaves 11 oz. polyester-viscose. I believe they weave cotton as well. Unfortunately, their website (http://www.martonmills.com)doesn't seem to work anymore!

[Swampthing]

It seems to work for me, the layout is a little odd though.
Thanks, I'm looking into it right now.

[Barb T]

Lots 'o cotton at the Scottish Weaver:

http://www.thescottishweaver.com/Cot...anPlaidFabric/

Also a few polycotton, polyacrylic and polyester:

http://www.thescottishweaver.com/Cot...anPlaidFabric/

And remnants:

http://www.thescottishweaver.com/FabricRemnants/

[slohairt]

It seems to work for me, the layout is a little odd though.
Thanks, I'm looking into it right now.

How weird is that? It still doesn't work for me!

[fluter]

It seems to work for me, the layout is a little odd though.
Thanks, I'm looking into it right now.

If you want Marton Mills' poly-viscose list, select Schoolwear> Balmoral. you should be able to order directly, or through Scotweb, Celtic Croft and some of our other sponsors. I can never remember who retails the PV versus wool.

I usually look at the MM Web site with Firefox; it may be a difference of browsers, anti-virus settings, firewalls, ...

[SteveB]

No problem with Firefox on a Linux operating system.

[The Wizard of BC]

Any reputable Kiltmaker will be able and happy to order fabric for you.

Just be specific about which Tartan you want. It would be helpful if you look through the Scottish Tartans Authority to insure you are asking for the one you want.

http://www.tartansauthority.com/web/site/home/home.asp

Then let them know what composition and weight you are looking for.

Poly/Viscose is a Blend of Polyester and Rayon.

(Please be very wary of anyone offering 16oz. or heavy weight P/V as there is no such thing. Marton Mills is the only weaver of P/V in Kilt weight and it is 12oz.) (What you will usually be getting from such vendors is Acrylic fabric that is a thick, think fuzzy, as 16oz Wool but actually only weights approx. 6-8oz.)

Wool usually comes in 13oz and 16oz for Kilts.

[Kiltman]

(Please be very wary of anyone offering 16oz. or heavy weight P/V as there is no such thing. Marton Mills is the only weaver of P/V in Kilt weight and it is 12oz.) (What you will usually be getting from such vendors is Acrylic fabric that is a thick, think fuzzy, as 16oz Wool but actually only weights approx. 6-8oz.)

Thanks for the headsup, Steve.

[flagracer]

The page pulls up for me, perhaps try a different browser. Some pages will not work with some browsers, or you may need to adjust your browswer settings