There went that idea.

[ChattanCat]

Sorry dude, wool is the material of choice for kilts, or Poly/Rayon.
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[Dreadbelly]

Sorry dude, wool is the material of choice for kilts, or Poly/Rayon.
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I disagree. Hemp and leather also make for excellent kilts, and I am betting bamboo fabric will make for an awesome tropical weather kilt.

[Erisianmonkey]

Sorry dude, wool is the material of choice for kilts, or Poly/Rayon.
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I disagree. Hemp and leather also make for excellent kilts, and I am betting bamboo fabric will make for an awesome tropical weather kilt.

And I have made kilts from 100% cotton bull denim and mediumweight cotton duck. Steve over at Freedom Kilts makes kilts out of polycot and 100% cotton every day. Yes, if given my choice of material, I will take PV any day. But as far as wool goes, I choose not to have much wool around the house as my wife is very allergic to wool. (She borrowed my beret once without realizing it was wool until she had a rash across her forehead. I was torn between laughing at her for not realizing it was wool and feeling sorry for her.) I am certain I will have several wool kilts eventually, as it is the only economical way to get certain tartans, but for the majority of my kilts I will be going with alternative materials.

[ccga3359]

I disagree. Hemp and leather also make for excellent kilts, and I am betting bamboo fabric will make for an awesome tropical weather kilt.

Perhaps ChattenCat was reffering to the material of choice for a suit kilt. In which case I tend to agree.

[ChattanCat]

Perhaps ChattenCat was reffering to the material of choice for a suit kilt. In which case I tend to agree.

I was referring to the traditional kilts. I just finished pressing my next kilt and it is a wonderful material to press. The pleats are knife edge, I think because I put my full weight into the press (220 lbs). I like watching the pleats and folds go from a rounded radius to a sharp corner from pressing... Does anyone know if poly/rayon does the same thing under pressing?

[ChattanCat]

I disagree. Hemp and leather also make for excellent kilts, and I am betting bamboo fabric will make for an awesome tropical weather kilt.

Dreadbelly, Hemp and leather I have not had the pleasure of working with to make kilts. I prefer the traditional kilt and tartans. Have you seen hemp woven into a tartan?

As far a bamboo, sorry but I can only picture a bamboo basket, guess it would be cool in the summer though. Is it woven? Can you post some pictures of the material?

[Mark Keeney]

The only bamboo fabric that I have seen was very soft and lightweight (read shirt weight). It is supposed to be a quickly renewable fiber. I also saw at the same time a cotton seaweed fabric that was so soft and light it was like heaven. Also the seaweed fabric was very expensive at $30 per yard.