SWK - Even when it goes wrong, it goes right

[TheKiltedCoder]

Learn to make them.

Well, I started an XKilt last weekend. I think Brewboy's right, though. Once you start making them, you trade in buying whole kilts for buying fabric 7 yards at a time.

[TheKiltedCoder]

When it showed up and I had a chance to unwrap it, Mrs. Coder and I looked at it, and I almost kept it (she said the colours worked really well for me).

I was leaning that direction as well, until I looked up the pattern and found that it was a Black Watch. I've read the debates back and forth here about whether or not one should wear a tartan to which one isn't necessarily legally entitled. Personally, I'm ex-Army, and spent too much time in to develop a healthy respect for uniforms, and the need to not wear anything I haven't earned, and I don't have any connection with the regiment.

So, I just wouldn't have felt right wearing it, as nice as it was.

[Galb]

...Jerry's Unladen Swallows do their thing, and...

LOL. I think my theory of Jerry having Unladen Swallows is catching on. Glad I had an effect on these boards.

P.S. How do you STOP buying kilts? I seem to be picking them up at the rate of about one every two weeks, and I've got a couple of more planned out as soon Jerry gets them back in my size?

Um....I'm not sure you do. I guess when you get all the tartans you want. I have been able to stay steady at two, however, I keep checking the SWK site for an Irish National in my size, and I keep eyeing Sport Kilt for their Hunter Ancient (which is the same as Galbraith Ancient and my family tartan). I'm just apprehensive about Sport Kilt because a lot of people say the material is very light and that whole elastic band thing.

Jerry sounds like the man. I hope he gets some size 38 Irish Nat. Standards in soon. But yeah, I too have a lot of kilts I want to buy, it's like an obsession.

I second that. The second I see a 34 on that Irish National I will be placing another order. I'm beginning to think no one has told the American Kilties that we are supposed to be in a recession considering the amount of money we spend on our stuff. ;)

Aye, Jerry's service is second to none

Quoted for Truth!

When it showed up and I had a chance to unwrap it, Mrs. Coder and I looked at it, and I almost kept it (she said the colours worked really well for me).

I was leaning that direction as well, until I looked up the pattern and found that it was a Black Watch. I've read the debates back and forth here about whether or not one should wear a tartan to which one isn't necessarily legally entitled. Personally, I'm ex-Army, and spent too much time in to develop a healthy respect for uniforms, and the need to not wear anything I haven't earned, and I don't have any connection with the regiment.

So, I just wouldn't have felt right wearing it, as nice as it was.

I understand where you are coming from, however, the Black Watch is now considered a universal tartan. It was the second kilt I bought (and a SWK Standard) and I love it.

[McFarkus]

If you're not spending $120 on a SWK Heavyweight, you'll spend $120 on a quality sporran.

You can get a VERY nice sporran for $120, unfortunately I was seduced by a Ferguson Britt sporran in natural Canadian beaver with a leather cantle that costs three times that

[jmercier]

Ahh, but McFarkus, it's the nicest sporran you'll ever find at any price. I absolutely love my ferguson britt beaver fur sporran. Now we just need to start having kilt nights and stuff in the boston / providence area so that I've got an excuse to wear it more often !

As far as how to stop buying kilts? Well, i've only got two (3), with a 3rd (4th) in the Newsome queue, but iv'e got a 5th that's just material and i refuse to buy another till it goes from fabric -> kilt... and with my lack of sewing knowhow that's going to be quite a while! (I dont quite count my strathclyde tartan 2.5 yrd philabeg which is more of a reinactment kilt as a kilt since i only wear it to ren faires and the like for the most part )

[PneumoniaHawk]

I thought that sporran was still alive... geez / very nice tho / and its really good to hear about customer service that goes above and beyond/ it has a way of dispelling doubts when going into a purchase, as well as bringing people back again. \m/

[Amelorn]

You stop buying kilts when you own every tartan (Scotch and Irish) in 16 oz 8 yard traditional, 13 oz 5 yard casual, and PV. As this perfection is theoretically possible, but to this point never accomplished, we assume this feat is impossible. Therefore....NEVER STOP!