Lee,

I guess everyones in the same boat. Most of the 60-80 tartans are in stock at MM and they are usually fast to deliver over here. MacHummel usually has the more popular tartans in stock and a few he's making for himself or making up for show kilts for highland games. The Warrior tartan was one. He wanted to make a kilt out of it and it suddenly got popular once a few people saw it made up. The orders came in and he quickly went through a good sized bolt. But again those tartans only take a few weeks to get over here.

When you order a custom or non-stock tartan I'm sure it takes a while to set up the colors and release a first off to check quality of the run and have it approved by the person ordering. There usually a few options on size of the check pattern and size of squares for sett or stripe size. Once they set up and start the run it won't take long. Then they will have to send it over.

Once they send it to CCK it won't take him long to make them up. Some ordered are 5 yrd kilts I think so he'll knock them off fairly quick. I'm sure he has the order of delivery all set. As he makes them he'll send them out. Like I said he's been wanting to do this for quite some time. He'll want everyone to have there kilts to enjoy it for themselves. That's why kilt makers do what they do. They like to know people are enjoying there product and wearing the kilt with pride.

Kilted Stuart