Kilts with fringe around the apron?

[GlassMan]

Many associate this fringe with the quality of the kilt it is on. The assumption is: The more fringe, the better the kilt.

BUT, this is not true! A really good kilt can have one layer of fringe (or none!) and a crap kilt could have three or four. Many kiltmakers (especially manufacturers-NOT ARTISTS) use fringe to hide/distract from shotty construction. First and foremost, look at the construction itself, especially the shaping, stitching, and how the striping lines up horizontally.

Quite true, the amount of fringe does not always match the quality of the construction. That's why I said "almost compare prices based on the apron fringe" instead of a direct correlation.

As most who've known me for a while on here can attest, I don't buy from the cr** kilt makers. The only so-called kilts in my closet that fit you description are ones that I have received as gifts. And yes, there is one Pakistani knock-off in there that has an absurd five layers of fringe. But it is so poorly constructed that it has never been worn and I don't even include it in my kilt count. But I accepted it with the same gratitude as if I had been presented with a hand-sewn tank from Scotland. Why? Because the person giving it to me as a gift did not know the difference between the real thing and the junk that gets pawned off on unwitting consumers. The thought was the most important part and the fact that the older relative in question was supporting my kilt wearing was such a wonderful gift all by itself that made the gift so special. I'll probably always have the kilt, unworn, in my closet just because it has sentimental value even if it is the most heinous example of kiltmaking I've ever seen.

[Kizmet]

Glassman, is the fabric redeemable? Since the giver is unfamiliar with kilts, if you had it remade, it's unlikely that they would notice any changes, and you would be able to wear their gift besides remembering the graciousness with which it was given.

[GlassMan]

Glassman, is the fabric redeemable? Since the giver is unfamiliar with kilts, if you had it remade, it's unlikely that they would notice any changes, and you would be able to wear their gift besides remembering the graciousness with which it was given.

I wish it were but it's the really low quality acrylic from which some of the knock-off jobs are made. (By that I mean that it is nowhere near the quality of cloth you will find in an SWK)