A reminder. As a customer you can have any two of price, quality, or service.
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."
They have an eight yard traditional kilt for only £199...I wonder what the catch is!
199 BP is $400 USD
plus you will still have shipping and custom fees,
when all is paid for you will have spent as much if not more than having one made by some of the kiltmakers on this board.
And as an added bonus you will not have to worry if it will ever show up.
I have learned this lesson the hard way after ordering two kilts and a jacket when the Pound was a lot lower than it is today.
My next kilt will be made in the U.S.
I'm an 18th century guy born into the 20th century and have been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing"
On their website they do say that they are internet only and that they are dealers for the "Clann Crais Collection." A little "interweb" digging turned up this site http://www.mactag.co.uk/cgi-bin/ccp5/ccp5/cp-app.cgi which is the maker fo the collection refered to. Their addy is for Glasgow, not that that means their fabric is made in Scotland, though.
(Also I believe the OP is in the UK so 199bp to him is 199bp.)
On their website they do say that they are internet only and that they are dealers for the "Clann Crais Collection." A little "interweb" digging turned up this site http://www.mactag.co.uk/cgi-bin/ccp5/ccp5/cp-app.cgi which is the maker fo the collection refered to. Their addy is for Glasgow, not that that means their fabric is made in Scotland, though.
(Also I believe the OP is in the UK so 199bp to him is 199bp.)
Hi Demobud and greetings from Birmingham in the UK. I'm pretty sure the cloth they use is from the Marton Mills which is located in West Yorkshire, England. A lot of Scottish kiltmakers boast that they only use Scottish mills, which is understandable, but if you can turn a blind eye to this then Marton Mills Jura 16oz is brilliant (there is some concern about the uneven selvedge, but who really notices that ?). It actually seems 'heavier' than Lochcarron Strome and it is woven to give it a nice 'luster' which looks really good, especially in the sunshine . http://www.martonmills.co.uk/
Last edited by freddie; 16th October 07 at 10:51 PM.
Never seen them before. Googling their postcode seems to suggest they're situated among several business parks/industrial estates.
I don't know 'Crownpoint Road' either. Looks like that's where they are.
Originally Posted by demobud
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