25 oz Worsted Wool Kilt !!!!!

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Interesting... I don't see why it wouldn't make a nice kilt. I'd try a four yard instead of an eight, just because of the thickness of the fabric.

That's right~

I made one from some material I got on Fabric Row in Philly (for a song), and was only able to do it in the style of a PittsburghKilt / FreedomKilt / Solid contemporary. Otherwise, I would have been cussing at the needles and repairing the machine.

I'll bet that Robert would have no problem with his machinery in making a more "traditional" look, and it would be fun to try!

[Thistle Stop]

Interesting... I don't see why it wouldn't make a nice kilt. I'd try a four yard instead of an eight, just because of the thickness of the fabric.

That's right~

I made one from some material I got on Fabric Row in Philly (for a song), and was only able to do it in the style of a PittsburghKilt / FreedomKilt / Solid contemporary. Otherwise, I would have been cussing at the needles and repairing the machine.

I'll bet that Robert would have no problem with his machinery in making a more "traditional" look, and it would be fun to try!

If you really want to make it in 'traditional' style, sew it by hand!

[Thistle Stop]

You can spray your kilt with Scotchgard (how appropriate!) and that will help a lot with keeping stains off.

That would be a spray to protect kilts against Scots? Hmm..

Cheers

Now, I have seen a lot of discussion about the difference between Scot and Scotch. It seems to me that the product, Scotchguard would be more to protect your kilt from Scotch whiskey. But, come to think of it, What Scotsman would spill one drop of fine single malt on his kilt?

Excellent point! But you know, if you go out carousing with Irishmen, anything is liable to happen!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Matt, I dropped a sample of this fabric in the mail to you today. I'd love to have your insight about the potential for a decent kilt. Thanks in advance.

Cool! I'll keep my eye on the mail box and let you know when they arrive.
M

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Got the sample today. Thanks! It sure looks like it would make a decent kilt. The selvedge also looks good, for the most part. The one thing I don't like is that there are two threads of black running about a quarter inch up the selvedge. This means that you would either have to have a black line running the entire length of the bottom of your kilt, or hem the danged thing.

Were you ever able to get any prices? And is an olive green available?

Aye,
Matt

[Thistle Stop]

If it's a really heavy fabric, I don't see how you will be able to kilt it with a hem.

Maybe the black threads in the selvedge could be thought of as 'decorative'? Are they as evident in the darker colours of the fabric?

Sometimes overlock edge-stitching is used to finish an edge where a hem cannot be used.

In most fabrics, as used to construct most garments, the selvedge is not very important, as it will appear inside a seam, if at all. But on a kilt, the selvedge is of great importance and really needs to be suitable for the bottom of the kilt, unless the fabric is so lightweight that it can be hemmed. (A fabric that light is no good for a traditional kilt, though, in my personal opinion!)

[cavscout]

I was eyeing that thread also Matt. It looks like it would be near impossible to remove without shredding the material.

Cyndi, The thread is not nearly attractive enough to call it decorative. It appears almost as a dashed line and as this was on a burgundy cloth it was very noticable. I was considering their black or at least the darker colors.

Matt, there is an olive but I have not heard back on price. I'll make a follow up call.

Thanks for your insights.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Yeah, Cyndi, it is really too heavy to hem -- I think it would be much to bulky. I hate hems on kilts, anyway, unless absolutely neccesary. I'll have to think on this and see what other alternatives are possible.
Aye,
Matt

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Here is a scan of the sample I recieved -- I left it high res so you can see the thread in the selvedge well.
http://albanach.org/billiard_cloth.htm

[Doc Hudson]

Unless it is lots more visible in person than in the photo, I don't see that the black threads would be much of a problem.