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24th September 20, 07:53 AM
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Hello everyone!
As I announced, I am forwarding store responses for which I have been advised to check the offer.
I sent inquiries yesterday, with much less detail than Steve later suggested, of course, it was the same for everyone (except the kilt name),
they were sent to:
The Scotland Kilt Company,
Kilt Society and
Clan by Scotweb
My inquiry:
Hello, I am interested in buying a kilt, but before the final decision I have a few questions.
I have a woolen kilt, but I'm looking for something more suitable for everyday use, so I got a recommendation to try a polyviscose kilt.
I'm interested in ________ KILT, more precisely the material you use.
I'm not interested in acrylic wool or anything that has acrylic in it. Please confirm that this kilt is not made of this material.
Can you specify the weight of the kilt, or the weight of the material?
And finally, do you use Marton Mills fabric to make this kilt?
If this quilt from the query does not suit my needs, do you have another kilt that would be more accurate according to the specification of the requested material and what is its price?
Thank you in advance for the answers, and I hope that you will soon receive my order.
...and here are their answers:
Hi there
We purchase these kilts from a supplier so I am unsure of which mill produces the fabric for these kilts.
The label has the following information for the fabrice:-
65% Viscose Rayon
35% Acetate Fibre
For shipping purposes the kilt weighs approx 1.3kg
Kind Regards
(from The Scotland Kilt Company) Price: 65 USD (8 yards)
Hi Alan
Thanks for checking out Kilt Society and getting in touch with us!
No problem at all. Our pre-made kilts are woven from 65% Polyester, 35% Rayon tartan cloth with 100% cotton waist lining.
We've checked this for you and the weight of a single kilt is 1100g.
I've had a look into this for you and we don't use Marton Mills fabric to make our pre-made kilts I'm afraid.
We do have custom made wool kilts on our website and some of our tartan cloths are supplied by Marton Mills for these.
If you'd like some more in formation about our custom made kilts then please just give us a shout.
Kind regards
(from Kilt Society) Price:75 USD (8 yards)
Good afternoon,
Thank you for your query.
The Essential Casual Kilts are made from either polyviscose of polywool, if you click more information on each fabric it will let you know the blend.
In regards to weight it is either 11oz or 13oz but it will state on each fabric. I'm afraid we are not allowed to give out the details of our suppliers.
Kind regards,
(from Clan by Scotweb) Price: 140 USD (5 yards)
And where are we now? After all my questions, after all your recommendations, after the answers from the stores ...
I certainly know a lot more than a couple of days ago, so I definitely made two decisions:
I can't say that I am satisfied with the answers from the stores, so I decided to listen to your recommendations,
and regardless of the distance, postage and customs, order a kilt from USA kilts.
I don’t have a final decision yet, Casual kilt or Semi-Trad, but it will almost certainly be 5 yards.
I don’t know what the problem is, but I can’t open their website, so I didn’t fully check the offer.
And the second decision is related to a new story, designing my own tartan and of course then making a kilt out of it.
More about that design in one of the next threads.
All the threads/replies were useful, but one of them stands out.
Steve, I have carefully studied all the threads sent and I will be free to order the making of a kilt from my own tartan at Freedom Kilts.
Kilts have become my passion and I have a deep respect for their meaning, and looking at just a scratch of your work (but also your philosophy, from your website)
I can't imagine any other place for ordering such a special item. (plus I don't know any other Kilt maker "this good" )
I will definitely contact you in the (hopefully) near future.
Thanks again to everyone for your help, I believe this topic will benefit other members as well.
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