Celtic Croft homespun tartan

[duke_19_62]

I have a Great Kilt and 2 economy kilts (the Great Kilt and one economy in MacNeil ancient, the other economy in Ulster Red, but I digress) in the homespun wool from Celtic Croft. Love all of them! I'm still trying to figure out the care instructions, the tag says "machine wash gentle" and the next line "dry clean only" so I'm confused there. I haven't gotten them dirty enough to be an urgent issue yet. Otherwise, love them. They're a heavier wool, good for cooler weather, but still great kilts. (See what I did there?)

[keith_b]

I'd love to see a close-up pic of some of the Celtic Croft homespun tartan if anyone can oblige????

[rondo]

I have 2 Celtic Croft kilts. One is my Ren Faire philabeag in Robertson tartan, this kilts tag says make in USA [I assume sewn up by the CC folks] it has a very soft hand, feels lighter than my other kilts maybe 10-12 oz. It is a looser weave but very nice for its intended purpose. The other is in Spirit of Scotland, this kilt was made in Pakistan, it is not pleated to anything [doesn't look bad just different], this material feels a lot stiffer than the philabeag, also the extra material [pleats] in the fell have not been cut out. I have hand washed the philabeag a few times with no problems. For what I paid for the two kilts I am pleased with them but I have moved on to better quality kilts. If I were in the market for a great kilt or another philabeag would I buy from cc again? Yes. Hope this helps.
Rondo

[The Celtic Croft]

I'm still trying to figure out the care instructions, the tag says "machine wash gentle" and the next line "dry clean only" so I'm confused there.

Sorry for any confusion — If you have a front-loader I think it would be ok to machine wash, but we recommend hand-washing or dry-cleaning. I personally don't like the result from more than a few washings — the fibers stand up and get itchier. Dry-cleaning keeps the fabric feeling softer and smoother.

In any case, I don't wash or dry-clean my own kilts very often — I just put them out on a line on a sunny, breezy day to freshen up. Even ren-fest mud can often just be dried and brushed off.