J. Higgins experiences?

[RockyR]

T Bone

You are correct, there should be no join in a kilt made form single width cloth. A Kilt in single width cloth should not cost anymore than a standard kilt (unless it's an "old and rare" tartan or a special weave or something). It's actually LESS WORK as the kiltmaker doesn't have to join the 2 pieces.

[T-Bone]

T Bone

You are correct, there should be no join in a kilt made form single width cloth. A Kilt in single width cloth should not cost anymore than a standard kilt (unless it's an "old and rare" tartan or a special weave or something). It's actually LESS WORK as the kiltmaker doesn't have to join the 2 pieces.

This is one of those rare cases where confirmation from a professional of what I thought actually makes me feel worse.

It sounds like J. Higgins is hit or miss. They had some good hits in the 90's, but now you might want to look elsewhere. I know I am.

[ForresterModern]

T Bone

You are correct, there should be no join in a kilt made form single width cloth. A Kilt in single width cloth should not cost anymore than a standard kilt (unless it's an "old and rare" tartan or a special weave or something). It's actually LESS WORK as the kiltmaker doesn't have to join the 2 pieces.

Not meaning to argue or anything Rocky, as you know orders of magnitude more about kilts and tartan tha I ever will (insert bow of respect here), but isn't it generally true that tartan material woven in single width is generally greater cost to procure per yard than double width cloth per yard which is then divided by 2 to yield the true single width per yard cost? It certainly seems so when I have been tartan shopping, but then again it may be that those tartans I have been shopping for which only are available in single width are "old & rare" or special weaves, thereby explaining the higher "per SW yard" cost. It only makes sense that labor costs to join two split pieces of DW would be higher than working with a single long piece of SW tartan, I agree.

jeff

[RockyR]

House of Edgar went to a high speed single width loom a few years ago. Any of their Irish County tartans, Medium Weight range, Medium Weight "old and rare" range, Heavyweight range, etc are all woven on single width looms. Some are a bit pricier, but most are 'normal price'. No, single width doesn't mean more expensive necessarily.

I BELIEVE what you're thinking of is DC Dalgliesh's Single Width cloth... In that instance, yes it is almost double the cost (which would probably be more than a $95 surcharge).

Not meaning to argue or anything Rocky, as you know orders of magnitude more about kilts and tartan tha I ever will (insert bow of respect here), but isn't it generally true that tartan material woven in single width is generally greater cost to procure per yard than double width cloth per yard which is then divided by 2 to yield the true single width per yard cost? It certainly seems so when I have been tartan shopping, but then again it may be that those tartans I have been shopping for which only are available in single width are "old & rare" or special weaves, thereby explaining the higher "per SW yard" cost. It only makes sense that labor costs to join two split pieces of DW would be higher than working with a single long piece of SW tartan, I agree.

jeff