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28th March 06, 09:14 PM
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Dale,
If you take those photos of the results, be sure to post them here so we can see too! Cheers.
My Clans: Guthrie, Sinclair, Sutherland, MacRae, McCain-Maclachlan, MacGregor-Petrie, Johnstone, Hamilton, Boyd, MacDonald-Alexander, Patterson, Thompson. Welsh:Edwards, Williams, Jones. Paternal line: Brandenburg/Prussia.
Proud member: SCV/Mech Cav, MOSB.
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28th March 06, 09:22 PM
#2
I'd say - forget the glasses... its better to look sharp than see sharp :rolleyes:
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28th March 06, 09:36 PM
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Dale,
Does this mean that you are doing a double jonesing? Already did the jones on their arrival and know on the alteration.
Yes it does sound odd by NOT having a Kilt especially after you already know the joy of them.
Glen McGuire
A Life Lived in Fear, Is a Life Half Lived.
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28th March 06, 09:49 PM
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Guys have posted experiences here of being told it would be $1 per pleat to hem a kilt. That sounds outrageous to me. Did your tailor give you a clue as to what the charges would be? I'd be interested to hear the breakdown of what you were charged.
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29th March 06, 09:02 PM
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When I first talked to her, she looked at the kilt, checked the hem, and said, "This won't be hard to do at all, just time consuming." The when I asked about how much, she said it would be around $20. I shouldn't have told her there are about 5 yards of material, (I think), then she said, "Well, maybe up to $25.00." And that is what UK charges, but then there would be shipping too and a longer wait. I get one back on Friday so i can wear it this weekend to a play and to church.
DALE.
 Originally Posted by motorman4life
Guys have posted experiences here of being told it would be $1 per pleat to hem a kilt. That sounds outrageous to me. Did your tailor give you a clue as to what the charges would be? I'd be interested to hear the breakdown of what you were charged.
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28th March 06, 09:50 PM
#6
Good you have a local willing to do it.
Just for price comparison, UK charges $25 to "chop" a kilt. I've bought two off the scratch and dent rack that were too long (I wear a UK short) but it was worth it to have them chopped to short and still get the faster delivery and discounted price.
So anything up to $50 plus probably another $30 for back and forth shipping to UK and you got a fair/good deal.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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29th March 06, 01:52 AM
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I had to have a SWK kilt taken up about 1.5" recently. It cost me $30 in upstate NY. They did a very nice job and said that they had done a few other kilts for pipers in the past. Call around and ask if they've had any experience with kilts first. Someone who hasn't worked with kilts before doesn't understand how much material is really in a kilt.
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