Hands Aff Oor Kilts!

[macwilkin]

Thank you P1M,just as I thought.I don't recall people getting too hot under the collar over the examples above,so why should we over the kilt?

I think the concern is for some that legimate overseas kilt makers, such as Burnett & Struth, Barb T., Kathy Lare, Matt Newsome, etc. will somehow be "branded" along with the tartan tat types. Mind you, none of these folks claim to produce a "Scottish kilt" per se, but their quality, attention to detail and respect for the customs and traditions of Highland attire should not be lumped in with the Gold Brothers and their ilk.

T.

[Jock Scot]

I think the concern is for some that legimate overseas kilt makers, such as Burnett & Struth, Barb T., Kathy Lare, Matt Newsome, etc. will somehow be "branded" along with the tartan tat types. Mind you, none of these folks claim to produce a "Scottish kilt" per se, but their quality, attention to detail and respect for the customs and traditions of Highland attire should not be lumped in with the Gold Brothers and their ilk.

T.

I totally agree that the skilled kilt makers that you have mentioned above and without doubt there are many others too, dotted around the world are caught in the crossfire here.I am sure it is not beyond the "wit of man" to come up with a solution to recognise their undoubted skills.As to the the Gold Brothers and their ilk,I make no comment.

[macwilkin]

I totally agree that the skilled kilt makers that you have mentioned above and without doubt there are many others too, dotted around the world are caught in the crossfire here.I am sure it is not beyond the "wit of man" to come up with a solution to recognise their undoubted skills.As to the the Gold Brothers and their ilk,I make no comment.

Aye, Jock.

T.

[Pour1Malt]

I totally agree that the skilled kilt makers that you have mentioned above and without doubt there are many others too, dotted around the world are caught in the crossfire here.I am sure it is not beyond the "wit of man" to come up with a solution to recognise their undoubted skills.As to the the Gold Brothers and their ilk,I make no comment.

aye Jock....

Bourbon is a fine drink... but ya wuid ne'er ca' it Scotch!

[macwilkin]

aye Jock....

Bourbon is a fine drink... but ya wuid ne'er ca' it Scotch!

Robertson,

I do hope you're not insinuating that because a Newsome, Lare, etc. kilt is not made in Scotland, it is somehow inferior to one made there. These individuals I mentioned in an earlier post take great pride in the craft, and in the case of Matt, is a font of knowledge in terms of Highland dress.

I do hope this is not your insinuation.

T.

[Pour1Malt]

Robertson,

I do hope you're not insinuating that because a Newsome, Lare, etc. kilt is not made in Scotland, it is somehow inferior to one made there. These individuals I mentioned in an earlier post take great pride in the craft, and in the case of Matt, is a font of knowledge in terms of Highland dress.

I do hope this is not your insinuation.

T.

sorry Caj... ai dinnae insinuate....

ai say whit ai mean....

Newsome an' Lare mak fine kilts... (frae whit ai am told- ai dinnae own their kilts)

but they dinnae mak Scottish kilts...

if ai reverse whit ai said will it mak it clearer?

Scotch is a fine drink.... but ya wuid nae ca' it Bourbon.....

[macwilkin]

sorry Caj... ai dinnae insinuate....

ai say whit ai mean....

Newsome an' Lare mak fine kilts... (frae whit ai am told- ai dinnae own their kilts)

but they dinnae mak Scottish kilts...

if ai reverse whit ai said will it mak it clearer?

Scotch is a fine drink.... but ya wuid nae ca' it Bourbon.....

Crystal, Robertson.

Matt, Kathy, Barb, et al. never claim to make "Scottish" kilts, but I am afraid that too draconian of a measure here would unfairly lump them in with the people this effort is designed to fight.

People on this forum are always saying you don't have to be Scottish to wear a kilt; given the handiwork of our American and Canadian kiltmakers, I don't think you have to be Scottish to make a guid yin either.

T.

[McFarkus]

Crystal, Robertson.

Matt, Kathy, Barb, et al. never claim to make "Scottish" kilts, but I am afraid that too draconian of a measure here would unfairly lump them in with the people this effort is designed to fight.

People on this forum are always saying you don't have to be Scottish to wear a kilt; given the handiwork of our American and Canadian kiltmakers, I don't think you have to be Scottish to make a guid yin either. T.

I don't think that this is in any way aimed at the outstanding kilt makers on this forum. It is aimed, instead, at cheesy merchants in Scotland who try to pass off inexpensive, machine made kilts of man-made fibers as Scottish kilts. Matt, Kathy, Barb et al. don't sell kilts in Scotland, but I do think any Scot upon seeing one of their 'tanks' would recognize it as a kilt of good quality.

[Jack Daw]

I think the concern is for some that legimate overseas kilt makers, such as Burnett & Struth, Barb T., Kathy Lare, Matt Newsome, etc. will somehow be "branded" along with the tartan tat types. Mind you, none of these folks claim to produce a "Scottish kilt" per se, but their quality, attention to detail and respect for the customs and traditions of Highland attire should not be lumped in with the Gold Brothers and their ilk.

T.

I agree fully.