How about a run of X Marks Tartan fabric-a Poll

[Wompet]

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[Cat]

pv wont make a very good kilt as it crushes easily then twists a lot when wearing, it is also very difficult to hand sew, machine sewn would give a better finish to it, it can still have a traditional finish, 16 oz wool, you cant go wrong with, its the best, depends how good you want to look and how long you want yr kilt to live, yes live ! pv kilts are for tourists that just want to have sum holliday fun. if your serious about the kilt then you will save and get a proper one 16 oz, and if u find wool scratchy, you can have a longer lining put into your kilt to avoid the itch,

PV actually makes an excellent kilt, as the hundreds owned by people here on this board alone will attest to. Riverkilt is probably the best example, as he has many 16oz. wool tanks, yet also has over 20 USAK's in PV. Polyviscose (especially that produced by Marton Mills) is of far higher quality than the cotton and acrylic blended stuff that people like Gold Bros. dump on unsuspecting customers.

My kilt originally came with a fringed selvedge, which I later decided to hem (this was before I knew that Rocky would hem a fringe selvedge if the customer so chooses.) By hand. I had no problems sewing it without a machine (aside from the fact that it took longer than I thought it would.)

You might also like to know that at the recent Rocky Mountain Highland Games, I had several people comment on my kilt, at least one of whom was a recent transplant directly from Scotland. He didn't realise that it was PV at first (he thought it was a 13oz. wool), but he said he really interested in it because his wool kilts were so hot during the summer here in Colorado.

You are right in the sense that PV kilts might not last quite as long...but as others have stated, they also don't cost several hundred to a thousand dollars, either!

[Zardoz]

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