NEW - Top Stitched 8 Yard Kilt

**RockyR** · 23rd February 15, 07:58 AM

Guys and Gals,

After much R & D (and taking a construction cue from some of our Scottish peers), we are adding a new kilt to our lineup. The Top Stitched 8 Yard kilt.

We've been asked for our Premier 8 Yard Kilts, but with our rush option (out the door in 3 weeks). We've never offered them with a rush b/c they take so long to make that they must be scheduled into production. Looking critically at our process of kilt construction, the longest part of the construction process in a Premier 8 Yard kilt is the sewing of the pleats inside out. That literally takes up 45% of the time in producing the kilt.

Well, after making and testing a few for store inventory and for store employees, we've come up with a design that STILL HAS the same internal construction bits of our Premier kilts, but we top stitch the pleats (like on our 5 yarders) to save time and allow us to offer the kilts at a lower pricepoint (AND have a rush option available).

Without further ado, I give you our Top Stitched 8 Yard kilt:

http://www.usakilts.com/top-stitched...wool-kilt.html

**Hawk** · 23rd February 15, 03:31 PM

Rocky, do have a pleat shot to share with us?

Hawk

**RockyR** · 23rd February 15, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by Hawk

Rocky, do have a pleat shot to share with us?

Hawk

Just the close up shot of the pleats I have above. From 10 feet, you can't really tell it's top stitched, so I took close up photos.

**Destin_scot** · 23rd February 15, 07:22 PM

Nice.

BTW, I was trying to add one of these to my wish list on your site, but when I click on the star to add it to my wish list I get the following:

An error occurred while adding item to wishlist: Option validation failed to add product to cart.

**RockyR** · 24th February 15, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by Destin_scot

Nice.

BTW, I was trying to add one of these to my wish list on your site, but when I click on the star to add it to my wish list I get the following:

An error occurred while adding item to wishlist: Option validation failed to add product to cart.

I get that same error. I'll put our development team right on it. :-)

**ChromeScholar** · 24th February 15, 10:33 AM

Looks like I found my next kilt...

**RockyR** · 24th February 15, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Destin_scot

Nice.

BTW, I was trying to add one of these to my wish list on your site, but when I click on the star to add it to my wish list I get the following:

An error occurred while adding item to wishlist: Option validation failed to add product to cart.

Fixed! :-)

**Deil the Yin** · 24th February 15, 04:13 PM

I caint even tell from the close ups! Does this mainly effect the structural integrity (a lot... a little?), or is it mostly just aesthetic? Just curious...

Originally Posted by RockyR

Just the close up shot of the pleats I have above. From 10 feet, you can't really tell it's top stitched, so I took close up photos.

**RockyR** · 24th February 15, 04:16 PM

It does not affect the structural integrity at ALL. The internal construction is still effectively the same (though we figured out a way to machine sew a bit of the lining, speeding up that part of our process a bit as well). If anything, top stitching may actually help the integrity a tiny bit since the back tacking at the bottom of the fell on each pleat is going through 3 layers of cloth, not 2.

It is 100% an aesthetic difference.

**Stitchwiz** · 25th February 15, 05:46 AM

Wow! I don't mind hand sewing but seeing what you have achieved makes me want to try machine stitching...wait...I have to finish what I've started...darn...no I mean shucks - can't afford to have any UFOs (UnFinished Objects).

Beautifully done, Rocky. I'm sure that you have filled a niche...many will love the 3 weeks-out-the-door option. Waiting is so hard to manage when you are drooling copiously...