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31st October 07, 01:03 PM
#1
I need a weaver, a Calton weaver
Ok, so I'd like to try my hand at kiltmaking; I shall be starting with a cheap brigadoonery-ish tartan, just to practice pleating and nice tapering before upgrading a little. For my second or third kilt (yes, I'm planning ahead a little, but indulge me) I would like to upgrade to wool, but with my student loans coming due soon, I don't care if it's woven in Scotland. Unfortunately, the only North American weaver of tartan I've found seems content with fabric under 11 oz. Can anyone tell me of a decent place to find 13 or 16 oz wool tartan?Aren't there any American weavers out there?
Thanks in advance for the help!
~Mark
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31st October 07, 01:19 PM
#2
Take a look at Fraser and Kirbright in British Columbia. They have a closeout and remnants page as well as reasonable and quick shipping.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come. --William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...rCanyon017.jpg
http://www.HearDoc.com corrected URL 5-11-2009
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31st October 07, 01:53 PM
#3
If you like the Gordon tartan, I think Turpin has some 22oz he got at a reasonable price and would be willing to sell.
Animo non astutia
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1st November 07, 11:38 AM
#4
Correction. It's 18 oz Gordon.
Convener, Georgia Chapter, House of Gordon (Boss H.O.G.)
Where 4 Scotsmen gather there'll usually be a fifth.
7/5 of the world's population have a difficult time with fractions.
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1st November 07, 04:51 PM
#5
I'm struggling with the decision to buy right now. I really like the Gordon tartan and it's hard to beat 18 oz and that price. We shall see.
Is Fraser and Kirkbright really the only company weaving tartan in North America? I wonder.
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1st November 07, 06:46 PM
#6
I think Marton Mills is also another NA weaver. I don't recall any others.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come. --William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...rCanyon017.jpg
http://www.HearDoc.com corrected URL 5-11-2009
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1st November 07, 08:55 PM
#7
Marton Mills is in Yorkshire, England.
Convener, Georgia Chapter, House of Gordon (Boss H.O.G.)
Where 4 Scotsmen gather there'll usually be a fifth.
7/5 of the world's population have a difficult time with fractions.
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1st November 07, 09:05 PM
#8
Oops, must have been a brain seize. That's why I'm not an editor or fact checker.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come. --William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...rCanyon017.jpg
http://www.HearDoc.com corrected URL 5-11-2009
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