Good points Alan.

However a few things I feel I should point out or get clarrification on. Is Scotland Forever the mill, or are they simple a distrubutor? I got the impression that they were a distributor of tartans already available. If that is the case, the material is already pumped up for them to cover their costs.

Secondly, (and this is my opinion only) it makes more sense to me for a kiltmaker (or 2 or 3) to split the order and have the tartan made. This will give X marks members a kiltmaker or two with the available tartan. This will save the trouble of buying yardage (paying for shipping), sending the material to your prefered kiltmaker (paying for shipping), and having the kilt made (paying for shipping). If the kiltmakers bite the inital cost, they can make that up with the cost of material and labour. Now I know that none of the kiltmakers on this board will get rich doing this, but they do have the resourses to get this done properly.

Also if the tartan is created, the kilt company(s) that have the tartn made should be able to have a bit of exclusivity to the material. Now people will say that the kilt company may be left with extra material, but if anything has come through in the past, if the tartan is cool and neutral (no real clan affiliation) people will buy it.

Just my opinion.