Custom Kilt help

[Steelcaff]

Hello everyone!

I'm marrying into a Scottish family and thought it would be nice to put on a kilt for the Ceilidh during the reception.

I was thinking of simply hiring one but would like to make it more personal, after all it's our wedding.

Now, my family is from Yorkshire and I don't have immediate Scottish relatives but I did discover that my home city had a tartan commissioned and thought it would be a rather good touch to get a kilt made of this.

Can anyone advise on the best way to go about this and the kind of costs I'd be looking at, should I buy the tartan by the meter and ask someone to make the kilt up or even try to do it DIY?

Any advice or help would be gratefully received.

[McMurdo]

Steelcaff
firstly

I think it would help if we know where in the world you are now as there are many fine kiltmakers all over the world.

[Colonel MacNeal]

The tartan for your city in England is probably not a widely available tartan and as a result will probably be quite expensive. Instead, why don't you ask your future in-laws which tartan they would like you to wear? They probably will be honored by your sensitivity, and may even ask you to wear their clan or district tartan as way to welcome you into the family.
Cheers, ColMac

[Steelcaff]

Hi, Sorry I did leave that bit out!

I'm in Sheffield, we had a tartan commissioned a few years ago by the piping band, I was thinking of contacting this band for ideas of where to go local.

I like the idea of asking the in-laws as well, though I'm unsure of the tartan they'd wear.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Many kiltmakers, including myself, and Barb Tewksbury, can have a single kilt length of any tartan woven for you. As you are in the UK, though, it might be more convenient for you to go with a UK kiltmaker. I'm sure many of them will also be able to supply custom woven cloth in small runs.

[Paul Henry]

hello and welcome!
The choice of your first kilt and tartan is YOURS, not the inlaws , or indeed anyone else,you may go down that road, but realistically a kilt is a substantial investment for you, and it should be something you would be happy to wear.In traditional Scottish weddings there will be a variety of tartans, if they were all the same it would be either a uniform, or something from the hire shop.
It's a good idea to speak to the pipe band, let us know how that works out.
There are many people on here in the UK who are likely to be able to advise you on where to go to find a good kilt maker
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This has just crossed with Matt's message, I'm happy to help you find a tartan weaver or maker , as I;m in the UK

[JolyStNicholas]

All good advice, as Paul is right there at home he may be the best help.

By the by, Welcome to XMarks. Best luck on the kilt project. and my Best Regards on the upcoming wedding!

[KFCarter]

Welcome to X-marks.

Perhaps there is cloth left over from the run made for the Pipe band.

Also, you might start a thread, asking for kilt maker recommendations for your specific location in the title of the thread.

For example, someone recently asked for recommendations in Edinburgh and got a lot of great suggestions:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/k...ighlight=maker

Best of luck with the kilt and congratulations on your wedding.

[Sionnach]

and all the best on your upcoming nuptials!

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Hello from a former denizen of (just off) Hallam Road. You might want to consider paying your wife's family the compliment of wearing their tartan. Otherwise, I'd stick with the Sheffield tartan. As far as getting the kilt made, I'd drive up to Edinburgh on a Friday after work, get fitted and kitted out on Saturday, and drive home Sunday afternoon. Or, you could do the whole journey on the train for probably a bit less money.