Strathmore Woollen Company

[Barb T]

I agree with Matt. Good tartan, but _very_ limited range in kilting weight. Their T7 weight is listed as 11.5 oz, but my experience is that it feels much lighter than, e.g., Dalgliesh's 11-12 oz. I made an Air Force tartan kilt for my daughter several years ago out of it, and it is, to my mind, unacceptably flimsy for a kilt. The Dalgliesh tartan of the "same" weight, on the other hand, makes a great lightweight kilt.

Matt - do you know if they've increased the weight of their T7 range since two years ago, or is it the same as it's always been?? I don't want to give outdated information.

Barb

[M. A. C. Newsome]

As far as I know it's the same. To my knowledge, here is how the major mills' light weight tartans compare:

Lochcarron: Revier 10 oz
Strathmore: T7 11 oz
Dalgleish: K7 12 oz
House of Edgar: Never worked with their light weight, so can't say.

Subtle differences, but very important. The difference especially between Lochcarron's light weight and Dalgleish's is amazing.

The cloth in question in this thread, however, is the Cian tartan, which is available in their W60, 13 oz cloth, which is comparable in my experience to the medium weight cloth from other major mills.

BTW -- I just got a new kilt in Dalgleish's 12 oz, will be posting pics in another thread soon.