Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
That's why I specifically said it was a 30+ year old kilt - it was woven with Scottish wool, with no foreign imported wool added. Today's kilts are made from wool that has a high or total merino wool content, coming from Australia or New Zealand.

Scottish wool is used for carpets today, because it is more hard wearing.

Regards

Chas
Ah, I see. But for modern tartan material that does include merino content, it's pretty darn soft. In the "acrylic versus wool" comparison, I don't believe it's fair to compare it to wool that's not available today.