Quality of a Tank vs other kilts

[Barb T]

How long does it take to weather? I've been wearing my Wallace for about over 2 years now and there no fading... maybe I'm just lucky!

The real issue with red tartan is sunlight (red dye tends to fade more easily than other colors).

How long does it take to see noticeable fading? Well, think about where Jim wears his kilt. All of our parades are outside, and each parade is a good 3 hours out in the sun, what with warm-up and all. Competitions at games have even more sun exposure, because we wear our kilts in and out of the sun from before massed bands at noon until after massed bands in the evening. Neither of these is typical of most people who wear kilts, except maybe Ron who wears his kilts out hiking and stuff. I wouldn't expect to see your Wallace kilt show fading for years and years unless you're wearing it a couple days a week in the sun for long periods of time.

And, of course, it doesn't look like "weathered" tartan. It's still plenty red. But it is noticeably faded compared to our more recently made kilts, as are ones belonging to some of our other long-time band members.

Anyway, the moral of this story is that, if you want to air your kilt, don't hang it outside on the line in the sun.

[sharpdressedscot]

The real issue with red tartan is sunlight (red dye tends to fade more easily than other colors).

How long does it take to see noticeable fading? Well, think about where Jim wears his kilt. All of our parades are outside, and each parade is a good 3 hours out in the sun, what with warm-up and all. Competitions at games have even more sun exposure, because we wear our kilts in and out of the sun from before massed bands at noon until after massed bands in the evening. Neither of these is typical of most people who wear kilts, except maybe Ron who wears his kilts out hiking and stuff. I wouldn't expect to see your Wallace kilt show fading for years and years unless you're wearing it a couple days a week in the sun for long periods of time.

And, of course, it doesn't look like "weathered" tartan. It's still plenty red. But it is noticeably faded compared to our more recently made kilts, as are ones belonging to some of our other long-time band members.

Anyway, the moral of this story is that, if you want to air your kilt, don't hang it outside on the line in the sun.

Ah, OK. I understand now, thanks.

No hanging it outside on the line for me.

[Riverkilt]

As for fading of wool.

A big thing here in Indian Country is to cut up wool Pendleton blankets and sew them into all sorts of different things.

A couple years ago I bought a steering wheel cover and seat belt shoulder pads made from part of a Pendleton blanket. The shoulder pad thingies didn't work with my seat belts so I laid them out as small decorative pads on the top of my dashboard. They sit in the center of my DashMat right under the windshield.

After three years the orange color has begun to fade from the direct sunlight of Arizona. I don't have covered parking for my car at home or at work so they get a lot of sun.

I also have a jean jacket with a red and blue Pendleton wool insert in the back. I've had it for maybe ten years. It goes out a lot but has shown no sign of fading.

I'm guessing probably the only way to fade a kilt in the sun would be to lay it out under a windshield for a few years.

Ron

[sharpdressedscot]

Or a magnifying glass!!

Wait, that would lead to possible fire!