Sett Size

[Spartan Tartan]

I very much consider sett size. There are some tartans that I find beautiful, but the sett is too small for my liking. To answer your question another way, I consider the sett more so than the colours (I.e. modern, ancient, weathered, etc....).

Admittedly, I don't have a large number of kilts. But my newest (still being made), was a tough decision for me between two tartans. Ultimately, the one (of the two) with the larger sett was ordered. In both cases a custom weave was necessary, so I elected the one with what I could be sure was a larger (and therefore preferred by me) sett.