Quality question

[MacMillans son]

And, the color matched lining indicates that it may be a custom made kilt as well!

Photos for sure when you get it!

[Downunder Kilt]

For 30 quid that is a ripper of a find. As long as the length is ok for your man, dont worry if it's a shade too large around the waist, the straps can always be moved. You have one keen eye for a bargain. Well done

[turpin]

If it's a bit tight or loose, you can mover right side buckle and under-apron strap. Check here for more info if you need to

[xman]

There's a bit of the disappearing stripe going on, but Anderson is a tough sett that way in the first place. I've done some calculations on this sett already and I bet this is a 5 yard kilt, but for 30 quid there's not much point in quibbling. From this vantage point it's a steal. Grab it and run before the law finds out!

[tpa]

I'd definitely go for it, but as the owner of two Anderson tartan kilts, I'm a little biased. My dress kilt has no label in it. I suspect it got removed or covered up when the kilt was altered as I grew up. I've had it since I was 13, it was supplied by Forsyths of Edinburgh and did originally have a small label with their name on it. It looks very similar to the pictures you have posted. It is still very comfortable 50 years on.

[MacLowlife]

I am pleased to be here after the deal has been done- I am all for sales and purchases. But two more things jump to my mind when evaluating kilt quality. The first is the quality of the straps and buckles, which tend to be cheesy on low quality kilts. The second is a little harder to define, but is easy to check when you are comparing. If one HAS a good quality kilt, or even a lower quality one to compare to, it is fairly easy to gauge things like lining quality, fabric, etc.

[LeeAnne]

I bet this is a 5 yard kilt, but for 30 quid there's not much point in quibbling. From this vantage point it's a steal. Grab it and run before the law finds out!

A bit OT but how do you tell if a kilt is 5 or 8 yards? What is the measurement allowing for pleats etc?

LeeAnne x

[piperdbh]

A bit OT but how do you tell if a kilt is 5 or 8 yards? What is the measurement allowing for pleats etc?

LeeAnne x

The easiest way is to take a ruler and measure
a) the depth of the pleat (the part that doesn't show on the outside) and add the reveal of the pleat (the part that does show), then multiply that sum by the number of pleats, providing the pleats are all of the same depth and reveal. If they have different depths and reveals, then add up all the measurements of the pleats.

B) the widest width of the two aprons.

Add a) and b), and convert this measurement into yards. I have a kilt that, stretched out, would measure 16 feet and a few inches long. This converts to 5.3 yards, so it's somewhere in between a 5-yard and six-yard kilt. Few kilts measure exactly 5 or 8 feet of fabric, but that's usually the closest yardage measurement that a kiltmaker would round the required length to.

[Macman]

A bit OT but how do you tell if a kilt is 5 or 8 yards? What is the measurement allowing for pleats etc?

LeeAnne x

The method I use is to measure one length of the set, and then count the number of sets from the outside apron fringe all the way around to the other end. I find that even an 8 yard kilt is not usually exactly that; it depends on the size of the set, size of the person, etc.