Hodden Gray kilt fabric...where?

[figheadair]

A pre-1920 kilt. Needs a re-stictch but the cloth's still superb.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Looking sharp, Peter!

[Ryan Ross]

Looking sharp, Peter!

Indeed!

...and Bob Martin would certainly approve!

[slohairt]

Good luck with the quest! I undertook one at the behest of a customer and ended up at Johnston's as well. I got shuffled around to a few different CSRs who didn't seem to know very much. They too suggested it could be woven. (One CSR said 60 metres and another said 90 metres!)

[KD Burke]

Considering the enthusiasm displayed by the rabble on the recent thread concernibng the Cthulhu tartan, 90 meters isn't an impossible goal.

11 members committing to 8 yards each would do for 90 meters reasonably well. Conceivably our professional kilt makers would care to stock a couple kilt lengths for future interest.

Perhaps we should poll for interest?

[OC Richard]

Oh and I forgot this one



The lace on the pipers' doublets is very interesting: note the corporal has full gold lace indentical to that worn by Pipe Majors in the British army, while the Toronto Pipe Major has silver lace, and that doubled on the cuffs.

[slohairt]

Considering the enthusiasm displayed by the rabble on the recent thread concernibng the Cthulhu tartan, 90 meters isn't an impossible goal.

11 members committing to 8 yards each would do for 90 meters reasonably well. Conceivably our professional kilt makers would care to stock a couple kilt lengths for future interest.

Perhaps we should poll for interest?

Um, I think we would probably need a minimum of 23 people for 90 metres double-width. That's assuming everyone wants a 'tank'. I believe the price quoted was $58/metre. Also, $500-$600 is a little too much for me to spend on some 'stock' tartan for potential future customers.

I don't think the interest would reach the level it would for a newly designed tartan. There are a number of people here who would probably be uncomfortable wearing a particular fabric worn (and only worn) by two modern-day military units.

[Bing]

There are a number of people here who would probably be uncomfortable wearing a particular fabric worn (and only worn) by two modern-day military units.

If one went the distance and had a new kilt made up with the blue fringe and regimental pleating then I think that be on par with buying surplus/vintage rosette panels and affixing them to an A&SH replica from WPG. Probably not the done thing.

Peter's is all good as in my book as it's real and surplus and vintage, the rest of his clothing choices don't make anyone think anything other than country gentleman. Certainly they don't invoke (London or Toronto) Scottish poseur to my mind.

On the other hand, fabric is just fabric. I imagine a box pleat made by John or Matt (or anyone else for that matter) as long as it differed in terms of the identifiable details of either of the regiments would be quite cool. How about no fringe at all, or failing that a fringe made out of tartan that has some other significance to the owner?

[slohairt]

Oh, I agree. It personally wouldn't bother me at all. I don't think wearing a single part of a uniform is pretending to be anything. We see people wearing surplus jackets everywhere.

The blue fringe is certainly part of their distinctive kilt, but the pleating is, well, just knife pleating. Nothing really regimental about it.

I was just referring to other members' views and the fact that I think it's unlikely to generate enough interest. There's also the concern that some servicemen become upset when they see any part of their uniform being worn.

[Herr Doktor]

I believe that Burnetts & Struth makes the kilts for the Toronto Scottish Regiment. Perhaps check them out.

http://www.burnetts-struth.com/