SWK Heavy review

[ardchoille]

Hey, glad you got your StillWater and you like it. They're really good contemporary kilts and a great value for the price. If you find that the edge of the front apron on your left side curls forward a little bit right at the edge of that first pleat, then look at this thread by Alan H for a fix.
Have Iron, will travel to Stillwater

Thanks for the link, Ted, that thread has helped me fix the same problem.

[Lyrd]

Hey, glad you got your StillWater and you like it. They're really good contemporary kilts and a great value for the price. If you find that the edge of the front apron on your left side curls forward a little bit right at the edge of that first pleat, then look at this thread by Alan H for a fix.
Have Iron, will travel to Stillwater

I dont have a standard, i bought a heavy wool. Hopefully the wool material will act differently then the acrylics.

[Bugbear]

I dont have a standard, i bought a heavy wool. Hopefully the wool material will act differently then the acrylics.

Ya, I don't know if they've changed that first pleat angle on the wool heavy weights, but the fix is the same, actually easier because you can use a lot more heat. My wool Weathered Lamont had that problem.

Hope all is well, and congratulations.

[ChromeScholar]

For a superior brown day sporran look at this one from What Price Glory.

Brown Day Sporran

Terrific sporran, and only 25 dollars. No fur, but that wouldn't be hard to add.

[sharpdressedscot]

Good review, glad you liked it. I'm actually considering a Saffron Heavy from SWK.

[Jake_S]

Thanks for the review. I'm looking at a HW also, just have not decided on the tartan.

Jake

[Galician]

I have a black watch in the Marino wool, and after being worn six or eight times, the stitching on the fell started popping out. It wasn't a huge deal... I took it to the local tailor shop, and had the stitching redone... but it is something to watch for on yours.

Good to know! I haven't worn mine enough yet to worry about that, but I find that I must ask...what is the fell?

[Bugbear]

Good to know! I haven't worn mine enough yet to worry about that, but I find that I must ask...what is the fell?

The fell is the part of the pleat that is sewn down from the top of the kilt to somewhere around the hip area. Hope that make sense.

[fluter]

what is the fell?

The fell is the part of the pleats that is sewed down: usually the top third. Not to be confused with the drop (distance from waistline to bottom).

[thescot]

That bottom edge "defect" may be related to this and not a defect at all. I see that on a lot of wool kilts that have the selvage edge instead of a hem.
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Hem? I'll probably get shot for this, but never hem a kilt. And if you but one that is hemmed, you're probably not buying much of a kilt.

I know, I know, some of the ladies here have hemmed kilts, but a kilt should be made with the selvege at the bottom, and there are alternatives to hemming it. I won't get into all that again, but I'd never hem a kilt no matter how well the hem looks.