California Tartan: A custom run?

[Alan H]

I'd order it from Bonbright Woolens, but they're impossible to get in touch with.

I'd order it from the Kilt Store, but it's a custom weave at, like $60/yard for 11 ounce and $67/yard for 16 ounce./ Minimum order is 4 meters (yards) and there's a many-week delay.

What I'd like to do is see if there's enough interest from Californians on this board to do a custom order from Fraser and Kirkbright of a 55% Polyester / 45% Wool...11 oz/yd....59" wide run of the California Tartan. I don't know what they charge for poly/wool blends, but I'll hazard a guess that it's going to be around $35 a meter.

I want the polywool for the reduced cost (still have to stitch up my X Marks kilt) and I have a polywool kilt right now and I really like it. It's virtually indistinguishable from 100% wool to my eyes. I'd be ordering 3 yards, to make a "6 yard" kilt.

F&K's website says minimum order of 30 yards (meters) so that means 8-12 of us would have to go for this to make it happen. Interested?

[Alan H]

Pictures of the California Tartan, based on the Muir Family Tartan





WIKIpedia entry for the Tartan:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Tartan

[CameronTaylor]

I'll be talking to James this week and get back to you on what the specs on theirs will be and when they expect it.

the other Allan

[RockyR]

If you guys want the California Tartan, I can sell it to you for $50 / yard and it's readily available to ship (BTW... it's 16 oz).

[Alan H]

If you guys want the California Tartan, I can sell it to you for $50 / yard and it's readily available to ship (BTW... it's 16 oz).

HUH? **blink**

Howzat?

[UmAnOnion]

Pictures of the California Tartan, based on the Muir Family Tartan

the pic of the dog in the matching tartan coat just gives me the giggles... too damned cute!!!

[davedove]

the pic of the dog in the matching tartan coat just gives me the giggles... too damned cute!!!

Hey, he's part of the family too.

[Alan H]

UPDATE: I heard from Gordon Kirkbright, and they can't do this tartan because some of the thread colors aren't available in polyester. They can do a run in Wool, but if their price is in there with what the X Marks tartan costs, might as well buy it from Rocky.

Pity.

[CameronTaylor]

OK, that answers several questions including a kilt I ordered from "He who must not be named" (will wait to see what "He" sends me ...).
Putting Rocky on the List of Possibilties.

CT