I have 3 kilts at hand at the moment. A casual 5 yrd wool kilt in Douglas from Jim Morrison Kiltmakers, a wool 8yrd kilt in Black Stewart from StillWater, and a handmade 8yrd wool kilt in Royal Stewart. All 3 kilts are made of 16 oz wool material. The pricing are very different from eachother, but a quick comparison could help someone to not choose the wrong kilt.

Weight

Royal Stewart : 1,72kg
Black Stewart : 1,45kg
Douglas : 1,15kg
(It was a surprice that the differences in weight were this much between the two Stewart kilts)

Average pleatdepth

Royal Stewart : 3,5"
Black Stewart : 3"
Douglas : 1,7"

The Douglas kilt


Looks good from the front, but it does have a few imperfections in the fabric. The selvedge is also a wee bit uneven.


When putting it down with the pleats up is the worst that can be done with this one. The pleats are so small that they will not stay together. I tried to arrange them, but it is impossible to make the all lie side by side like a 8yrd kilt.
The sewing is actually quite nice. The only con is that the seems are not straight all the way in every pleat.
You can see the fringe as well. This is a nicely done single apron.


The buckle is smaller than on my other kilts, but the leather used feels good. At the buckle you can also see that the fabric stretches, and you can see that some treads are loose. The fabric feels nice and soft, but not firm and heavy.


Black Stewart


From the front. Nice, strong colours. A bit coarse fabric. The selvede is almost straight, but nothing noticeable if you'r not looking very closely.


Her you see the pleats is deeper, and makes the kilt lay down completley. The set is good, but some uneven seems over the pleats. Well make double fringe.


The set is well made in the pleats.


For some reason there is something that looks like a stitching down the front, just to the left of the blue stripe.


There is 2 buckles. They are firm and solid metal. Only downside is that the leather is stiffer than the leather used on the Douglas kilt.