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12th April 05, 08:32 PM
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kilt from Homespun wool
Does anyone have any experience with a homespun wool kilt?
check here: http://www.kilts-n-stuff.com/Kilts/economy_kilts.html
I ask because if you look through that page closely you'll see that they will produce a custom run of your tartan (think the X Marks tartan) with a minimum order of eight kilts. Price is $129 for a custom weave homespun economy kilt, which is extremely reasonable if the product is OK. However, homespun wool is not the same thing as the commercially-made, tight worsted wools. Read up on their site about the difference.
Does anyone here have one of this companies homespun kilts, or any other kilt made from homespun wool? On one hand, homespun is the "real thing". This is how the material that was made for kilts and their predecessor garments were made before the Industrial Revolution. On the other hand, folks may want a crisp looking kilt and maybe homespun won't quite deliver that.
Then again, this motley assortment of ladies and gentlemen that we call X Marks is ...uuuhhh... maybe not so "crisply pleated" but more on the side of "with occasional snags, runs and flaws in the manufacture" so maybe it's the ideal match!
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