20 oz swish?

**Daibhidh O'Baoighill** · 17th December 08, 07:27 PM

Does anyone know how much swing/swish a heavyweight wool, like 20 oz, has in a knife pleat?

Thanks!
David

**JamieKerr** · 17th December 08, 07:28 PM

Once you've had 20 ounce swish, you'll be disappointed in anything lighter. It is awesome.

**kevinkinney** · 17th December 08, 07:28 PM

Hmm,

Mine changes the weather.

Anyone else? Anyone downwind?

Kevin

**Daibhidh O'Baoighill** · 17th December 08, 07:36 PM

Thanks, I am still contemplating making a knife or box pleat out of the 20 oz wool I have.

**JamieKerr** · 17th December 08, 07:41 PM

If you have enough material for a knife pleat, I would definitely recommend it. No kilt I've ever owned had the look of the 22 ounce Gordon I had. Not only was the swish and sway simply amazing, but I would dare say it is impossible to get cold in.

**McMurdo** · 17th December 08, 11:15 PM

I would say the swish is something to behold, woe betide those behind me when I'm marching down the street n my Gordon Highlander 22oz. kilt.

**Clockwork John** · 18th December 08, 12:19 PM

20 oz. swish...? You need to watch your rotation speed around animals and small children. You're liable to hurt someone in something that heavy...

**Kiltman** · 18th December 08, 05:04 PM

I have a 22oz kilt. It weighs a ton, but what a kilt.

**Pleater** · 19th December 08, 01:39 AM

I have had this idea for beefing up lightweight fabrics with good patterns/colours by doubling it.

That would also solve the problem of a non kilting selvage - just use the folded edge.

I did wonder if the result would be too heavy.

From the answers here - probably not.

It might possibly be a factor in climate change - what chance would any Quantum Butterfly have against 8 yards of 22oz worsted wool?

Anne the Pleater

**Oddern** · 19th December 08, 02:25 AM

I think a +20 oz 8 yrd kilt would be ideal for the cold winter here in Norway. I'm in the planing of a kilt number 2 and a 20 oz'er could be it. It's just a matter of finance...