D.C. Dalgleish

[creagdhubh]

Agreed-they are the best!

[Riverkilt]

You're probably well convinced by now. But did realize I have some closeups of Dalgliesh fabric. This is the Antarctica tartan. Pics are showing my Earth Art pin but look past the pin at the fabric.





Dalgliesh also wove the fabric for my Arizona tartan kilt and my Macdonald of Kingsburgh kilt. All three kilts are great - no problems at all with the fabric.

[okiescot]

Oh wow. Thank you for all of the reponses. I feel comfortable with Dalgleish now. Steve of Lansing, thank you for the link, in fact I was up late last night viewing everything Dalgleish has on their web site. Riverkilt, thank you for the pictures and that is a beautiful tartan.

I am going through a kiltmaker here in the U.S. I am currently awaiting a swatch in the MacGregor dress green in 15 oz. to see if I like it. It should be arriving soon as it has been on order for almost 2 weeks.

Thank you again for all of the feedback.

[ForresterModern]

I have four Dalgleish tartan kits, Douglas Ancient Red and Douglas Brown in heavyweight, and Douglas Black and Allen 1996 in 13 oz, among the finest quality tartan I own. I have never had a concern, although a couple recent threads raised some quality concerns by others with some custom runs, one of them the Cthulu tartan run.

[ccga3359]

Only way I could get my Ontario in 16oz. Only down side was a six month wait.

[okiescot]

The only weights I saw available at Dalgleish were the 15 oz. and the 11 oz. My other two kilts are both 13 oz. I was forewarned by my kilt maker that it would take 4 to 6 months.

[creagdhubh]

The only weights I saw available at Dalgleish were the 15 oz. and the 11 oz. My other two kilts are both 13 oz. I was forewarned by my kilt maker that it would take 4 to 6 months.

Correct. The heaviest weight that Dalgliesh offers is 15oz, which is not that drastically different in weight and feel of 16oz tartan.

[English Bloke]

I have a special weave 15oz Dalgliesh and nice though it is, after much deliberation, including some discussion regarding superior selvage on here, I have to say I prefer Lochcarron Strome. I find the Dalgliesh fabric creases really easily whereas the Strome (and others) does not. Might be idiosyncratic to my piece and their stock tartans may be fine... Dunno, I just prefer Kilts you can sit down in.

[Lime]

I have a special weave 15oz Dalgliesh and nice though it is, after much deliberation, including some discussion regarding superior selvage on here, I have to say I prefer Lochcarron Strome. I find the Dalgliesh fabric creases really easily whereas the Strome (and others) does not. Might be idiosyncratic to my piece and their stock tartans may be fine... Dunno, I just prefer Kilts you can sit down in.

Mine never seems to crease even when I've been sitting for a long time. If I have been sitting for a long time and get up I can see the imprint of the pleats on the seat where I was sitting but the kilt is absolutely fine.

[Paul Henry]

I have a special weave 15oz Dalgliesh and nice though it is, after much deliberation, including some discussion regarding superior selvage on here, I have to say I prefer Lochcarron Strome. I find the Dalgliesh fabric creases really easily whereas the Strome (and others) does not. Might be idiosyncratic to my piece and their stock tartans may be fine... Dunno, I just prefer Kilts you can sit down in.

I haven't found any problems with the DC Dalgleish fabric, regarding creasing, perhaps you have been unlucky. I got them to weave my own tartan any over the last few weeks I have been wearing it a lot without any problems. Another of my favourite kilts is in the Ulster Peat they do, and over the years it has got thrown around wherever I go, and apart from a rare press , any creases fall out very easily .
When it comes to getting another new kilt don't dismiss the possibility
of a Dalgleish fabric.
If we meet at Harpenden again this year I'll make sure I'm wearing a Dalgeish cloth and we can talk about creases then!