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    arrrghhh... B Black & Son!

    I drove up to the Fabric District of Los Angeles (blocks of fabric shops) looking for some nice tweed for a new waistcoat.

    Of course B Black & Son is THE place, because all they do is men's suitings, and suit-making materials.

    The salesman took me up the stairs, to a whole room of woolens, rack after rack, and waved his hand at a 6-foot-long empty place on one of the racks, and said

    "Two days ago that was full of Harris Tweeds. Then some guy showed up and bought them all."



    Thus ended my tweed-buying expedition.

    Wonder how much the "guy" spent, on, what? twenty bolts? of Harris Tweed, and what he was going to do with them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barb T View Post
    You might also check out the following at Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/quot-wide-Tr...H6T591ZKCHE7MR

    It looks a lot like the heavyweight Hymo that I'm using, although it's half as wide. At the price, it would be worth ordering a quarter yard to see what it's like.
    I just ordered some of this. I am making a kilt for myself soon so I'll try it out.

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    Let us know if it's heavy weight or not!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barb T View Post
    Let us know if it's heavy weight or not!
    Will do. Should get it some time next week.

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    I went for the chest canvas posted earlier, not the Hymo type material. It was delivered today. It's quite stiff in one direction, folds easily in the other but as I have no proverbial yardstick to know if it's rigid enough, then I think I will double the fabric when I get to the pot t of using it.

    Feels ok though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barb T View Post
    You might also check out the following at Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/quot-wide-Tr...H6T591ZKCHE7MR

    It looks a lot like the heavyweight Hymo that I'm using, although it's half as wide. At the price, it would be worth ordering a quarter yard to see what it's like.
    As I said, I ordered this stuff. It took ages to get here which is totally ridiculous. I didn't know where in the UK it was coming from when I ordered it, but as it happens it came from a town just over a couple of hills from me. In fact, I can see a tower that is on a hill above the town from my village.

    Anyway, I'm not sure whether to call it heavy or not, but it is heavy enough to use for a kilt and it's heavier than what has been used in kilts I have altered. It is also stiffer in one direction than the other. I will test it in a kilt that I am currently making and see how it works.

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    Sounds good. Keep us posted!
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    Back to the book...

    Barb, another thanks for TAOK. I just finished my second kilt and definitely still need to reference the book constantly.

    I was lucky to have Elsie instructing my first class. Would love to do Kilt Kamp, but my class was local!

    The kilt I just finished is a double box pleat ( don't tell Elsie! ), so even with the addendum there was a bit of guessing, but I am really pleased with the end product.

    Thanks!

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