I have found 13oz. P/V!!!

[Tattoo Bradley]

Wowzer! Rocky has long been on the hunt for a heavier PV fabric. I have no interest in Black Watch. I would like to have something like the Caledonia tartan made from it (but, that's an awful lot of red ) Hmmm.

[davidlpope]

This may have been covered in a previous thread, but what is the roadblock standing in the way of heavier weight PV fabrics? Is it just the fact that no one produces the thread in that weight? If that is the case, is the thread not available because of a perceived lack of demand? Why the difficulty in getting specific colors? Sorry to ask so many questions, but it's an interesting conundrum.

NC has a rich textile heritage that has been dying out. I've told family friends who own a small cotton mill that there's money to be made in "niche" markets, like tartan production, but nothing's caught on in the state that I know o.

Cordially,
David

[MacWage]

I'm less interested in PV than many here. However, I might buy SOME in a tartan I like.
As for popular tartans:
Black Watch should sell well.
Gordon is rather popular as well, and VERY close to Black Watch.
I'd be interested in Gordon (particularly) and, maybe, Black Watch.

I'd LOVE to feel some.
If there are any samples/scraps left after your kilt, throw them in with my X Marks tartan order.

Now a couple key questions:
Teflon coating?
Price/meter (US-prefered- or Canadian)?
-Just a non-commital ballpark is fine. A PM or email would be fine, if Gordon is not interesting is a price being seen on a public forum.

Also, for us Americans, would Gordon want to sell it direct, through The Scottish Weaver (some F&K connections), or both?

[cavscout]

While I understand the probablitity of selling Black Watch tartan could justify the fact that it is created first, I'm not interested in one more place to buy Black Watch.

Perhaps some of the County tartans, or state tartans and the military Branch tartans could be suitable alternatives for initial runs. I'd just like to see an option I can't get anywhere else.

[Wompet]

While I understand the probablitity of selling Black Watch tartan could justify the fact that it is created first, I'm not interested in one more place to buy Black Watch.

Perhaps some of the County tartans, or state tartans and the military Branch tartans could be suitable alternatives for initial runs. I'd just like to see an option I can't get anywhere else.

I've already e-mailed Gordon about the possibility of a Sackett P/V order, but that state idea ... how many of the Pennsylvanians out there would like the PA tartan in P/V? It is a Black Watch derivative (back to Steve's initial post), and the red stripes shouldn't present much of a problem. And there are enough Pennsylvanians here to make up at least a small run.
Depending on Gordon's response, I may have to toss this idea out in a new thread.