im frugal .... nah im cheap

[HeathBar]

so i was on the hos website and 4 yards double width lochcarron strome is aroond 300 shipped ... would it be cheaper to buy my fabric and take it to my local kiltmaker of which there are a couple, to have them make it, or have them order it and make it. ive also always wondered if our friends matt and barb get any kind of discount based on the volume of tartan the buy and connections in the business

A good kiltmaker would probably charge around $250 to build your kilt out of your own material. If you buy the material yourself, don't forget about the customs charges. That would add quite a bit to the cost. Or were you counting that in the $300? Then you would have to ship the material to the kiltmaker unless they live close by. Also if the kiltmaker orders the material from the mill, they usually get the fabric labels that add a nice touch to the kilt. Kiltmakers probably buy fabric at wholesale prices, but they usually don't publish those prices. But I don't think there is much of a markup on it anyways.

I think you would be better off letting the kiltmaker order the fabric. But that's my opinion. Best of luck on your decision.

[fluter]

I think you would be better off letting the kiltmaker order the fabric. But that's my opinion. Best of luck on your decision.

Almost always, let the kiltmaker handle it.

If I were buying the fabric, I would definitely go with ScotWeb (Xmarks sponsor, Xmarks discount, outstanding service). However 4 yards would probably have to go FedEx, with their flat fee on top of duty---which they might very well get wrong despite ScotWeb's best efforts. I'd do it, but I'd be prepared to argue with FedEx