You get what you pay for

[berserkbishop]

Consider starting to save for a hand sewn kilt in your clan tartan. You deserve to strut your clan tartan in a tank.

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Well, for Christmas, my grandmother is going to make me a custom tank. She is an excellent seamstress and is chomping at the bit to take on the challenge of a kilt. I think I am going to go with a 13 oz wool. Does that count as a tank if its not 16 oz. I have affiliations with McGregor, Cunningham, and MacLeod. Anybody have suggestions on where to buy material at the best possible price?

[Mr. MacDougall]

She is an excellent seamstress and is chomping at the bit to take on the challenge of a kilt.

Give her a copy of Barb's book?

[mkmound]

Well, for Christmas, my grandmother is going to make me a custom tank. She is an excellent seamstress and is chomping at the bit to take on the challenge of a kilt. I think I am going to go with a 13 oz wool. Does that count as a tank if its not 16 oz. I have affiliations with McGregor, Cunningham, and MacLeod. Anybody have suggestions on where to buy material at the best possible price?

Check the Fraser & Kirkbright Weaving Company's remnants pages ("Specials") . . . there's still some of the damaged run of X Marks tartan (16 oz.) available at CDN $16.00 / meter. Several folks have mentioned that they got enough of a length without damaged selvedge to make a kilt. Call and talk to Gordon.

They also have lots of choices in 10.5 / 11 oz. tartans.