Hard to find Tartans

[arrogcow]

The other option is to put some effort in and see what you can do. Here is info for the Baillie Clan society in the US, http://www.tartans.scotland.net/asso...l.cfm?id=27178
It is possible that you can find enough people interested in a cheaper (PV) tartan kilt that you could get enough orders to make the 130 meter run worth it. I don't know the cost, but for the Army tartan, Rocky said he needed 15 orders to pay for the tartan. It's quite possible that you could get 20-30 people interested in PV espicially since this is a tartan not readily avalible in wool either (meaning a very expensive traditional kilt).

Or go for wool. The X-marks tartan only needed 50M to make it $44 per M (US) and you only need 15 -20 to make that a good deal to people who expected to pay $80+ for tartan wool.

Just a thought.

Adam

[Warhoover]

Jerimiah, I understand your frustrations. I have to deal with the same situation with some of my family's tartans. Some tartans are obscure or there is not alot of interest in them and it isn't in the interest of the weaver's bottom line to have bolts and bolts of a tartan that doesn't sell at the volume of others. Unfortunately for me I also have interest in some of the lesser known tartans out there and when I see the cost of having a tartan done as special weave I am also intimidated.

Luckily I squirrel away my pocket change and the odd loose bill in my pockets and its amazing how fast that adds up. Being 21 I am sure your getting close to graduation. Remember, some of your family will undoubtedly include monitary gifts that you can set aside a portion of. It is tough sometimes to think long term but believe me it works!