5 yard kilt

[spr0k3t]

So, there isn’t anywhere to send it in and have it tested ? I don’t do good testing things, my expertise does not include cloths.

I've never done it before either... but here's the details:

https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/...82#post1410082

I submerged fibers from both UTKilts I purchased in a bowl filled with bleach. They didn't react in the slightest.
For control groups, I placed a fiber from a Strathmore kilt (real wool) and a fiber from my wife's acrylic kilt into the same bowl with the UTKilts fibers. The Strathmore fiber immediately began bubbling, and its color began to fade. In under 15 minutes, the Strathmore fiber was completely dissolved. The acrylic kilt fiber had no reaction, just like the UTKilts fibers.

I left the UTkilts fibers and the acrylic fiber in the bleach for 22 hours. They appeared the same at the end as they did at the beginning. Their colors were unaffected, and they had not diminished in any noticeable way.

[spr0k3t]

I mean, take it with a grain of salt. I have a couple of kilts from UTKilts, a couple from J.Higgins, a couple from USAKilts and one from Kinloch Anderson. The quality side-by-side of the "Premium Traditional 16oz Kilt" from UTKilts looks visually cheaper than the bespoke kilts I have from other vendors. The UTKilts look a little felted by comparison, the edging is not nearly as sharp and the leather straps look/feel like cheaply made pleather (almost a plasticy feel). However... how do you feel when you wear it is ultimately what matters most more than anything else. If you feel great and look great, what's to compare? If it's got four wheels and gets you from point-a to point-b, is there a reason to trade out your Fiat for a Ferrari?

If you look great in the kilt you purchased from them, I'd say keep rocking it. Not everyone can really afford a Ferrari. A complete outfit from some shops will set you back into the thousands easily. The full outfit isn't cheap. Yeah, I encourage using one of the many great kilt makers with wool from a Scottish mill, yet I've purchased a few cheap options myself (even after owning one from Kinloch Anderson). If you ever go down the road of purchasing a for-hire bespoke wool kilt, you'll know the difference with just a glance walking by a person with a cheaper made kilt. It doesn't mean that person is cheap, it just means they have purchased what they can afford at the time and are still proud of the outfit they are wearing.

So, chip up my friend and enjoy that ego boost!