wool alternatives for kilt

**McMurdo** · 18th September 08, 10:51 AM

I'd agree PV would be the best alternative to wool just to show you one of these is PV the other is wool, which is which?

Here are the backs of the same two kilts

**Squeaky McMurdo** · 18th September 08, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

I'd agree PV would be the best alternative to wool just to show you one of these is PV the other is wool, which is which?

Oooh guessing games (Scottish Roulette?)
Well since you said (in your photo album) you got the MacPherson one from Canadian Casual Kilts I'm gonna guess that's the PV one.

Had I not known where you got it, I would probably not have had the foggiest idea.

Wompet (cue Jeopardy music) I have no idea but I'm gonna guess the one to the right is PV.

If you kiltaholics can't tell the difference at a glance I'm sure no one watching our band play is going to notice. Now I just have to help my friend convince our pipe major of that...we've got until November.

**Panache** · 18th September 08, 12:03 PM

S M,

If you think PV is the way to go, the easiest thing for you to do is ask for /order a swatch from Rocky or Pete in the right tartan and take it to your Pipe Major. He can compare it to the colors of the wool tartan and see if it would be an acceptable substitute.

Much better than a description or picture.

Cheers

Jamie

**Wompet** · 26th September 08, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by Squeaky McMurdo

Wompet (cue Jeopardy music) I have no idea but I'm gonna guess the one to the right is PV.

Sorry, the PV is on the left.

If you kiltaholics can't tell the difference at a glance I'm sure no one watching our band play is going to notice.

There is a catch, which doesn't show in my first example - the sett size of the PV may be smaller than the sett size of the wool. With my American Heritage kilts, you see Marton Mills 11 oz PV vs. 13 oz wool. In this photo, you see 11 oz PV (tartan flap) vs. 16 oz wool kilt. Notice the difference in the sett size?

**SteveB** · 26th September 08, 05:59 PM

As the above two American Heritage kilts clearly show, it is hard to tell the difference. Even in close quarters, the difference is difficult. At the New Hampshire Highland Games, my USAK American Heritage was taken to be the real wool by a few, who had asked about the tartan. When I explained the Poly viscous advantage, I had several who had to compare the "feel" of my kilt versus the wool that they were wearing. Two young lasses went into great detail in examining the kilt I was wearing against the wool kilt of a young gentleman that was in the clan tent area at the same time. Two lasses, and two "kilt checks". Grant should have been there.