Originally Posted by
Steve Ashton
...one mill weaving true P/V and that is Marton Mills...
If a kilt maker is advertising that their product is made from P/V ask which mill wove the fabric. If they do not say Marton Mills, pass them by.
Steve is bang on, this is the crux of the matter.
AFAIK Marton Mills is the only acceptable alternative to the traditional wool.
Personally, all my kilts are traditional wool kilting cloth.
I always go for 16 ounce because it looks better, feels better, holds pleats better, everything.
I have one 13 ounce kilt (which I had to order due to the pipe band I was playing in at the time).
After wearing 16 ounce kilts repeatedly over months, when I put on that 13 ounce kilt it feels insubstantial and flimsy.
That's just the feeling! It looks perfectly fine, in truth. But I'd never go with anything lighter than that.
(My 13 ounce kilt.)
Last edited by OC Richard; 16th August 25 at 06:26 PM.
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