Oh dear! I am afraid that I have unwittingly put my foot in it. Without hesitation therefore, I offer TechDragon my unconditional apologies for the unwarranted harshness of my earlier post.

I confess that I did not see TechDragon's post, nor most of the other posts in this thread. In my haste, having seen Mr. MacDougall's opening post in which he asked if anyone had bought anything from Alt.Kilt, I used the link he provided and went straight to the Alt.Kilt website. I am sorry but my initial reaction was that here was someone who was virtually copying, but with minor adjustments, the fine products of two already well-established and successful kilt-making companies. I was also unimpressed to see such creased garments being used in the promotional photographs.

Quickly scanning back over the last few postings (I usually go to the end of a thread to make my contribution), Archangel's words, "Wait for Hamish" caught my eye, but I did not read more than a few lines of his post. It was that phrase that led me immediately to express the opinion I had formed moments before.

I am extremely sorry that I jumped in with both feet without reading the entire thread and therefore being unaware of TechDragon's appeal for helpful criticism and advice. I assure you that it is not in my nature to be so blatantly rude and I have never before been accused of being undiplomatic.

If I have learned a lesson from this, and I hope I have, it is not to contribute to a thread without first reading EVERY post within it. If I do not have time to do that, then I should refrain from posting.

Finally, now that I am aware that TechDragon is just starting on the kilt-making road and that she is keen to learn from those of us who wear them, I should like to offer her my moral support and to advise her to listen to what so many here have already suggested. I may have a lot of kilts; I may have been wearing them for well over 50 years; I may have an eye for colour, balance and co-ordination, but I am not a technician and I do not understand the complexities of kilt-making. I earnestly trust that I may be forgiven for any discouragement, or hurt, I have caused.