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I asked David for some details and he said:
On a more serious note... the bottoms of my kilts are all selvedged. The only fringe is along the vertical edge of the top apron as in all "regulation" kilts. In fact the CanadaKilt garments are all pretty much "regulation" with three leather straps and buckles, three belt loops etc. with the exception that they are not wool. We use 100% acrylic which means they are machine washable and mothproof.
I have made one change to the regulation design however, and that is that I offer a WA version at no extra charge. WA stands for Wide Adjustment. The WA kilts have straps that are twice as long (8 holes, spaced at 3/4 inch, rather than the normal 4). This allows for twice the future expansion in case of the inevitable widening of the waist as time goes bye. The first hole gives you the nominal kilt waist size. The last hole gives nominal size plus 6 inches. One useful result of this innovation for retailers is that they need fewer stock sizes to cover a wider range of walk-in customers. For example the smallest kilt could cover waist 30" to 36". The next size up 36" to 42". Then 42" to 48". Finally 48" to 54". If the customer doesn't need the extra length and expects to remain the same size for the life of the kilt, he can easily cut off the extra with a pair of scissors.
Our kilt waist belts also have WA versions with 14 adjustment holes, double the normal range.
Hope that answers some questions.
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