Quote Originally Posted by Mike1
I've a pal in Scotland that recently purchased some tartan for an arisaid from a supplier in england. She was quoted £7.50/metre for a lightweight material and £12.50/metre for heavyweight. So, we are talking approximately $14.18 and $23.68, at the current rate of exchange. No duty or shipping costs, obviously. I've asked her to contact her source, to get us more data and to see if they might be interested in possibly exporting material to the Colonies. I'll pass along whatever I can learn.

Alan, how do these prices stack up against the ones you've collected thus far?
Those are darned good prices! Whoa... I think we'd be very, very interested in finding out about that supplier! thanks Mike, absolutely ask about that source, and thank you!

Cyndi, just a question for you. How completely necessary is the 2 x 2 twill thing (I have no idea what it means) for kiltmaking cloth? I mean, obviously a lot of non-wool kilts are made from cloth that is wildly different from this. USA Kilts makes Philabeg casuals in PV and cotton and other blends. Freedom Kilts and UK and Pittsburgh kilts make their clothing out of non-wool fabrics and so on. So if a tartan-patterned wool cloth were available and it was of a sufficient weight and was reasonably tightly woven and had an attractive hand, but wasn't actually "2-over-2 twill weave", how much of an issue would that be?

I'm asking because I really don't know.

Would it make it so that the pleats had to be ironed a lot because they wouldn't hold as well, perhaps? Maybe the issue would be a "care" one. Or perhaps it's an appearrance thing...non "2-over-2 twill weave" cloth is more rough-looking, not as finely finished. Or maybe it's much more important than that and in fact a cloth that's not 2-over-2 twill will just look awfully horribly dreadful, hang like a dishwashing rag and so on.

Of course, almost certainly ANY wool kilt will have to be dry-cleaned. we need to remember that.

What say?
Alan