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    While what Steve says is true, kilting tartan woven by the main mills in Scotland is pretty consistent in weight and hand. If I order 14 oz from one and 12-13 oz from another, and 16 oz from a third, I know in advance pretty much what each one is going to be like. If I were ordering from an outlet or, as Steve says, ordering something other than wool tartan, I'd want to know in advance how they are calculating their weight or else simply order a sample.

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    thanks for all the great info - you guys are the best!!! I now feel much more informed about whats what..

    question: when they call a fabric "suit weight" any thoughts on what that might mean in kilting terms??? from just feeling them they seem rather light but as i am just dipping my toe in the trad kilt making waters I am not sure how they woudl work out when all the many yards of fabric a kilt entails are considered.

    My first trad effort of what i thought was of fabric of a reasonable weight feels VERY LIGHT in comparison to the UK styled ones i have done thus far which were of a moderatley heavy cotton canvases...

    gonna have to be MUCH more concious of updrafts & wind speeds in that one...
    Last edited by UmAnOnion; 9th February 06 at 01:39 PM.
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