Discourse on inexpensive kilt material

[Alan H]

This isn't necessarily a disaster. You can always double the sett and make one pleat every two setts.

The other thing to think about is this. Because this is Black Watch, it's easy to get the sett size wrong because it's an ABAC tartan. Are you sure the sett is really 3"? Could it be 3" between the black stripes in the green? If it's the latter, then the sett is really 6". Would be worth checking.

I figured that the guys at F & K would *know*, you know, but you're right, it can't hurt to ask. I need to make a kilt for my cousin and I really don't want to use this super-lghtweight stuff again. He'd be happy wearing Black Watch, but I can guess that he'd feel funny wearing the Lindsay tartan, since we're in no way connected to the Lindsays.

[Smayniac]

I figured that the guys at F & K would *know*, you know, but you're right, it can't hurt to ask. I need to make a kilt for my cousin and I really don't want to use this super-lghtweight stuff again. He'd be happy wearing Black Watch, but I can guess that he'd feel funny wearing the Lindsay tartan, since we're in no way connected to the Lindsays.

I had the same thought as Barb here, but didn't get back to my computer until today to throw it back in. If the F&K Black Watch were really a 3" sett, it would be about right to make a kilt for your classic GI Joe I'd think.

Bob