Xmarks kilts

[Nighthawk]

I've heard about people wearing their Xmarks kilts. I want one! Where does one get an Xmarks kilt?

[The Wizard of BC]

The Fabric in the X Marks the Scot.com Tartan is a special weave. We have had a run of it for each of the last three years. Please see the X Marks Propaganda Section of this forum.

It is up to each person who orders the fabric to arrange for a kiltmaker. I have made some, as have Barb, Matt, Rocky, Kathy Lare, Howie Nicklesby, and a host of non-professionals.

To see what the Tartan looks like have a peek at the wallpaper of this site.

To see what a kilt looks like I have pictures on my site under the Tartan Model or simply so a search for some of the wonderful kilts people have shared pics of.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

If you are interested in getting a X Marks the Scot tartan kilt without waiting for another large custom run, here's what you do:

1. Post on this forum that you are looking for cloth. It may be that someone has cloth left over that they are not using that you could snag at a reasonable rate.
2. Then contact your kiltmaker of choice.

If that doesn't yeild results, I can have the tartan woven for you in a small run for a single kilt. It'll be more expensive, admiteddly, but you won't have to wait for another large bulk order to be organized.

I can make one of my four yard box pleated kilts in custom woven heavy weight wool for $480. That would be your least expensive option, though if you want a standard 8 yard kilt, that would be an option, as well (twice as much cloth).

[McMurdo]

You could get in touch with Peter at Canadian Casual Kilts, I'm sure he has some left. Here is my review of the X-Marks tartan kilt he made up for me this summer

[pipesndrumsnun]

So, Nighthawk, are you gonna take the plunge and get yourself an X-Marks kilt? Cool!

[Tattoo Bradley]

There's also another option (the route I'm in the middle of.) The weaver who makes the cloth (out of Canada) had a run of 16 oz. tartan in which a good portion was damaged. However, he does have (or did) some left from that batch that has no damage. As a result of the damage to the rest of the cloth, he is selling it at $16 CAD a meter. I've aquired enough for a kilt at a SUPER low cost. It's in the top of my closet just waiting until I can send it off to be transformed into a kilt.

[Galician]

Thanks for the lead, Bradley! Did you order directly from them or did you have to use their USA representative given on that site?

[gseven1]

Thanks for the information guys.... I've been wondering how one obtains an XMarks kilt. I'll be checking on the damaged roll as well. Thanks Tattoo Bradley.

[McMurdo]

My tartan came from the damaged roll, if you take a look at the link I posted you will see there was nothing wrong with the fabric that was sent out to Pete.

[Robinhood]

I purchased a bit of the damaged fabric.
It did have quite a number of small nicks
to the selvedge. Rather than hem it I
chose to repair the selvedge. It took a
lot of time (in the neighborhood of 12
hours of hand stitching) but I did it
during my lunch hours over a couple
weeks, so it wasn't painful. The
repair is almost invisible, except in
one particularly bad spot which will
end up in the under-apron.

I haven't started making the kilt yet,
but I have no doubt that it will be as
fine a kilt as I can make regardless
of the original damage.