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21st July 11, 01:26 PM
#1
Non-descript tartan, made in Italy!
Just ordered 4.5 yards of this 100% wool tartan for use as a belted plaid ("great kilt"). It's listed as "coating weight" so it should have a decent heft. Nice earthy color, and the price is right!
http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/ca...spx?ItmID=2995
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21st July 11, 05:31 PM
#2
I really like that -- very nice, and the price is indeed right!
"It's so dark that I can see stars that I've never seen and it's so beautiful. People of Sendai, look up!"
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26th July 11, 04:43 PM
#3
Please give us a review when it arrives! Looks like great material for a cold-weather hiking kilt, and I love the colors, too.
Kilted Ranger and proud member of Clan Donald, USA
Happy patron of Jack of the Wood Celtic Pub in beautiful, walkable, and very kilt-friendly downtown Asheville, NC.
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26th July 11, 06:27 PM
#4
Last edited by madmacs; 26th July 11 at 06:38 PM.
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26th July 11, 08:00 PM
#5
Nice score! Thanks for the info too. Good deals on a lot of fabrics.
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26th July 11, 10:28 PM
#6
I like the sales pitch of putting the inch-tape up against it. I wish more sellers would do that. Let us know how it turns out.
Best Regards John
“... I can't think of an instrument less suited to 'Silent Night' than bagpipes... I mean, there's no question of silence in the night anymore once that GHB kicks in, is there? ..." ... Klondike Waldo
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27th July 11, 12:57 AM
#7
Sorry for taking this post a bit away. Do anybody know of "good" priced tartan in Europe. Locally I can't even get a poly/wool mix for such a low price.
Thanks!
Mipi
Last edited by Mipi; 27th July 11 at 12:57 AM.
Reason: typo
I like the breeze between my knees
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1st August 11, 03:50 PM
#8
I received the fabric a few days ago, and am pleased with it. "In person" it's a tad lighter in color than in the website pic - closer to a dark khaki or "coffee with cream" shade. The dark lines are dark brown, not black.
It is twill woven, but has a softer feel to it than the typical Scottish kilting tartan, and is slightly "fuzzier." Weight-wise, without actually putting it on a scale, I'd say it's around 13 oz. fabric.
It'll make a nice "great kilt" and would be fine for a earthy-colored regular kilt, too - though it does not have a "kilting selvedge", but rather the slightly fringed selvedge one finds on many wool fabrics....
EDIT: On my kitchen scale, this 5 yd piece weighs 4.75 lbs - whatever that means!
Last edited by Woodsheal; 1st August 11 at 03:59 PM.
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2nd August 11, 11:42 AM
#9
 Originally Posted by Woodsheal
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EDIT: On my kitchen scale, this 5 yd piece weighs 4.75 lbs - whatever that means!
Hmmm...
4.75 Lb
76 ounces
15.2 ounce/yard?
Nice weight I'd say...
Rob, Clan MacMillan, NM, USA
CCXX, CCXXI - Quidquid necesse est.
Rule #4: If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all. (Thumperian Principle)
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2nd August 11, 07:21 PM
#10
For extra "earthiness" you might want to full the fabric. Wash it hot and dry it in the dryer. It should fuzz up some (and will shrink some, too) and look more like homespun.
--dbh
When given a choice, most people will choose.
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