Weight of SWK Heavyweight wool?

[GDub]

Not sure of the wool weights, but my MacRae Ancient Hunting seems heavier than my solid green Shadow tartan. Different wool too. The Shadow tartan is more "fuzzy." I LOVE them both.

[Smayniac]

I just got a heavyweight off the closeout page for Scooby. It feels about the same or slightly heavier than the 13oz I've been making for myself. The description said it was the discontinued Merino wool.

Bob

[Livingston]

Well, I don't know about the current Heavyweights BUT.... mine is much heavier than my 13 oz kilt from another supplier. Of course it is about 4 years old.

[hospitaller]

Well I am aware that the regular weaves are 11, 13 and 16.

But I found a seller on ebay offering what he lists as 13/14oz wool tartan fabric, so I wanted to make sure that is approximately the weight I already wear in my SWKs.

thanks again

[ajrimmer]

I emailed Jerry the same question about the weights of his wool kilts and was informed that the Shadow kilts are 13oz and the Blackwatch and MacRae are 16oz.


-Aaron

[Riverkilt]

Isn't it interesting that its not specified on the website.

Kind of like sporran vendors hawking their wares and leaving off the dimensions and posting pictures of the sporrans with no background to guage size from.

I always get a red flag when a vendor leaves out basic information about their product(s)...like the widths available for shoes, or fabric content of garments...if vendors are hiding something I don't want to be the one to find out what the secret is AFTER I own it.

Come on vendors, you can be up front with us and still make sales.

Ron

[GDub]

I own two SWK standards and two heavyweights. Though lighter than the MacRae (as I mentioned earlier in the thread, and validated by ajrimmer above), my green shadow tartan SWK is a LOT heavier than my SWK standards.

[Bugbear]

Ya, something is not right here. My wool half Lamont is much, much heavier than my standard Nightstalker. There's no way to confuse them by weight or texture, for that matter. However, the pleat depth, lining and general construction is basically the same for both.

[Bugbear]

Hmmm, this is new information on the pleat depth being not as deep on the shadow tartans. I guess the weight makes a little more sense. I wonder if there is less yardage? Thanks, Nighthawk.

[Riverkilt]

But why are so many people having to guess their kilt's fabric weight????

Why doesn't the vendor clearly state it on the website like most other vendors do?

Ron