Finally about to kilt up!

[Andy Ternay]

The Asian PV kilts...

Just a quick question, I thought the Asian kilts were all acrylic? I understood that the pv kilts were not Asain made or is that simply too broad of a generalization?

[cdarwin]

Just a quick question, I thought the Asian kilts were all acrylic? I understood that the pv kilts were not Asain made or is that simply too broad of a generalization?

P/V stands for Poly (polyester) Viscous (AKA rayon). As far as I am aware, the most common use of the term on this site refers to the fabric coming from Marton Mills. However, it is not yet clear to me that this is universally true. It has been suggested that some folks who use the term are inaccurately describing acrylic fabric. There is a big difference.

EDIT:
I dug up a post from Rocky on the subject here

Cheers,
-J

[MacMillans son]

Here is a link to what I believe are kilts constructed with Asian made PV.

http://buyakilt.com/kilts/budget-kilts

They are not made with Marton Mills PV, as I have kilts in both and this is definitely heavier weight and courser . I assume there are a number of steps in the weaving process that would cause that to be the case, including the ratio of Poly to Viscose.

Not to derail about the merits of one fabric over the other, or their nation of origin, just that off the rack kilts like these are much more readily available than off the rack wool kilts in my experience.

Cheers!

[Mike_Oettle]

My current kilt (Mighty Men tartan) is made of polyviscose that was dyed and woven in Cape Town.
So there is at least one other supplier besides Marton Mills.
Regards,
Mike

[Séamus Ua Proinsias]

Finally! I've just done it! Hip! hip! huzzah! I just ordered a Stillwater wool kilt in Black Watch, with black hose, navy flashes and a day sporran! Scotland!

Ah. There we go. Got that out. Stillwater ships fast, I read, and so...well, never-the-less, let the jonesing proper begin (gin nae for lang).

Thanks so much to everyone for your help. I am out of my ruddy mind with excitement. (In particular, MacMillan's Son, you've been great. And just so you know, I was asking about Skye Highland Outfitters.)

Jake

Ps — a propos of nothing, can any Irish or Scots Gaelic speaker tell me if I forgot to put part of my username in the genitive case? I've had the growing suspicion I did for a while.

[Mudge]

Séamus, congrats on your kilt. I just received my Stillwater Black Stewart kilt from Jerry last week. I am very happy with it. It is comfortable and wears well. I wore it to my booth at our local Farmers Market. -Mike
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