Has anyone tried Glenniff?

**yellowinkilts** · 8th May 07, 06:39 AM

Has anyone had experience with Glenniff Highlandwear? www.glenniffhighlandwear.com

They have an eight yard traditional kilt for only £199...I wonder what the catch is!

**Tattoo Bradley** · 8th May 07, 07:21 AM

Wow. I'm impressed by the price. I'm also impressed by the fact that in the list of tartans in their dropdown box, they have the Texas Bluebonnet tartan.

**Phil** · 8th May 07, 08:45 AM

Never heard of them but I live in Edinburgh and they are in Glasgow. The catch though is you only get what you pay for. Double width tartan from a recognised mill retails at over £40 a metre so work it out yourself. Why don't you try looking them up in Yell.com and BT.com.. Their website only gives a PO box address which could be anywhere.

**Mark Keeney** · 8th May 07, 04:02 PM

I did notice on the traditional kilts it said "Hand finished"

**scoutniagara** · 8th May 07, 07:29 PM

Glenniff Highlandwear
PO Box 2442
Glasgow
G40 9AD

I agree, the price seems good. The site says 16 oz. worsted. Also, Black Shadow is listed, and that's the same tartan that SWK sells. If it is the same material, it has a nice feel.

The MacIntosh tartan they show, is a weird one. It looks like it's blue on my monitor, and it should be green for hunting, or red for clan.

Earl of St. Andrews is the tartan of my local Police Pipe Band. If this is the same material, again, it is a nice fabric.

**McMurdo** · 8th May 07, 08:09 PM

I have not heard of them either, but the old axiom holds, "If it seems to good to true it probably is."
One thing I am thinking is that if the black shadow tartan is from the same place that Stillwater kilts get theirs from, then all the tartans here might be from the same place.

**ccga3359** · 8th May 07, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

I have not heard of them either, but the old axiom holds, "If it seems to good to true it probably is."
One thing I am thinking is that if the black shadow tartan is from the same place that Stillwater kilts get theirs from, then all the tartans here might be from the same place.

Not nessasarily sew (get it?). SWK only come in 24" length, these are availible in custom lengths. Perhaps the tartan come from the same mill. If sew (did it again) I wonder if they sell just the material as I love to have a waistcoat to match my SWK.

Martin S · 9th May 07, 01:01 AM

A while ago, I noticed a"Clans of Caledonia" tartan on their web wite and wrote asking for a sample of this and another tartan. "Yes, it will be in the post this evening."
Fine. After 10 days, I wrote again to say nothing had arrived. "Can't understand this. I posted the samples myself. We'll try again."
10 days later, still nothing, so I wrote again. "Very sorry; third time lucky."
But by this time, I had found another tartan I liked and ordered a kilt from the Kiltstore.

I would not like to give the impression that Glenniff are unreliable -- they are among the rare suppliers that propose samples for free! -- and it could have been a mistake in the address or postal service.

Replies were quick and courteous, but they lost a sale -- and I ended up paying far more than the price Glenniff proposed.

I wish it were easier to gauge colours from a computer screen, so that it would not be necessary to get cloth samples.

Martin

**Phil** · 9th May 07, 02:13 AM

Originally Posted by Martin S

I wish it were easier to gauge colours from a computer screen, so that it would not be necessary to get cloth samples.Martin

As Martin says it is very difficult to gauge colours from a monitor screen but if I look up any of the well known suppliers their samples usually look OK. You have to be aware that a lot of places nowadays are passing off cloth and kilts as well as other accessories, even bagpipes, made in India and Pakistan as Scottish. A Scottish kiltmaker will charge around £120 just to make up a kilt never mind the cloth. £199 is quite a lot of cash to pay especially if you are not happy with the result and buying anything on the Internet is a gamble unless the firm is well established with a reputation to protect. My advice is stick to one of the suppliers recommended in posts here. Just remember you can buy a kilt made by the finest tailors in Scotland from the finest cloth for a few pounds over £400.