Who actually OWNS a Scottish hand-sewn?

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 20th December 07, 09:45 PM

Wait a down town minute Kilted Wonder! I just checked your public profile and see you live in Williamsburg, VA. Not a million miles from me in Staunton AND, a towne that I shall be visiting the second or third weekend in January. So wherre do you want me to buy you that drink?

**TheKiltedWonder** · 20th December 07, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

Wait a down town minute Kilted Wonder! I just checked your public profile and see you live in Williamsburg, VA. Not a million miles from me in Staunton AND, a towne that I shall be visiting the second or third weekend in January. So wherre do you want me to buy you that drink?

I'm sorry then for misreading that. I love the internet and I love this forum, but it can be hard to gauge a person's tone post solely on a post. Didn't mean to jump to conclusions about how you meant that. I do agree with the idea of quality versus quantity, though I'd be afraid to take any nice kilt on a hike, for fear of it snagging on a bramble or something.

Let me know when your trip is; I'll hopefully be in town then! As for a place to get a beer, I've always found the Green Leafe Cafe (close to the Colonial Area) has the best selection.
The Green Leafe is a wonderful place to wear a kilt, especially a traditional hand-sewn Scottish one. And I'm back on topic

**McClef** · 21st December 07, 04:40 AM

The vast majority of my kilts are Scottish ones and I know that some of them are hand sewn but others could have been machine sewn.

Is there any way of telling if you haven't been told already?

**ChattanCat** · 21st December 07, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

The vast majority of my kilts are Scottish ones and I know that some of them are hand sewn but others could have been machine sewn.

Is there any way of telling if you haven't been told already?

If you see seams it is usually machine made. Hand made kilters hide the stitches in the pleats. Machine made kilts usually have a seam that is noticable (SP?) from the bottom of the fell to the top of the rise.

**James MacMillan** · 21st December 07, 01:36 PM

MacMillan of Rathdown, -It's pleasant to see a cousin who is as equally outspoken on their views. I don't agree with all of them, but I like to see the other point of view. Is this a family trait?

Merry Christmas!