Arizona State tartan kilt arrived today!

[Retro Red]

As I was getting ready to leave for work this morning a FedEx package arrived from the Scottish Tartan Museum with my new Arizona State tartan 16-oz box-pleat kilt courtesy of Mr. Newsome. Matt really surprised me with this 'cuz it was just a couple weeks ago or so he sent me an e-mail saying that he'd gotten the cloth from the weaver & that he'd start work on mine next after he finished the one he was currently working on.

Great job, Matt!

Unfortunately, I didn't have time to try it on, but I did pull it out & it looks fantastic. The tartan looks much better "in-the-wool" than the online sample.

This makes for kilt #8 & my 3rd trad tartan. It's taken me 3 yrs to get 8 kilts, so at this rate, in another 21 yrs I should have as many kilts as Hamish has now!

I'll be taking the new kilt over to Arizona Kilts to get the shipping creases steamed out & then I'll post a picture or 2 hopefully by this weekend.

Stay tuned...

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[pbpersson]

I was going to say "where are the pictures" so I will be anxiously awaiting them.

By the end of the week I should be up to eight kilts but I'm cheating - just ordering ones that I can get fast.

By next month I hope to be up to 10 and I will pause there - at a nice round number.

Anyway, I am anxious to see that AZ tartan.

Congratulations!


Phil

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Retro,

Don't spend money to get those creases stemed out. That kind of minor thing you can take care of.

First, I'd try just hanging the kilt up -- chances are any creases in the cloth from shipping might just hang themselves out after a couple of days.

If that doesn't work, a little touch-up ironing at home with your iron set to the wool setting and high steam will get them out in a heartbeat.

Wear it well!
Aye,
Matt