Acrylic vs. P/V - Impressions from a clueless newbie

[MichiganKyle]

Sport Kilt says their kilt is an "Exclusive poly blend material". I have a Sport Kilt and it doesn't appear to be acrylic to me. It could have acrylic in the blend though.

Dave

That statement on their website is why I thought Sport Kilt used P/V initially. But my Sport Kilts, at least, are a very different material than my P/V one from USA Kilts. One of my Sport Kilts is a St. Patrick's tartan, which I have not been able to find in P/V at any mill I've checked but which you can get in acrylic or wool. And most kiltmakers, if they use P/V, tend to clearly call it out as P/V instead of labeling it "acrylic" or "exclusive poly blend" because of how widespread "P/V > Acrylic" is. I still had my doubts, though, until I got my USA Kilt. Whatever they're made of...mine are a very different material.

[Crazy Dave]

Yes, my USA Kilts kilt in the Irish National is very different from my Sport Kilt in MacPherson, and I don't know the reason.

Dave

[MichiganKyle]

I just wanted to add to this thread: I noticed today on the Sport Kilt I was wearing, there's a material tag. It's listed as:

65/35 POLY-RAYON

So...maybe my assumptions were wrong? I don't know - it sure seems like a very different material than my USA Kilts P/V kilt.

[Crazy Dave]

I guess the difference between vinyl and rayon.

Dave