Harris Tweed

[calanacrafts]

Yes it is annoying when the press mis-inform the public and I am sorry that I have passed on that incorrect information.It is still not good news for the unfortunate 36 who now have no job,though.

yes Harris Tweed Hebrides and Harris Tweed Textiles have been taking on people to work in the mills.
they both have websites that you can search for if you are interested.

[Jock Scot]

Thank you for that information and by the way,welcome,to xmarks from a sunny(!),warm(!) Inverness-shire.

[Kid Cossack]

And Matt---just for clarification, the Harris Tweed is in the sixteen ounce range, yes?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

And Matt---just for clarification, the Harris Tweed is in the sixteen ounce range, yes?

You know, people have asked me the weight before, and to be perfectly honest I have never put a yard on the scale to see what it comes out to in ounces. But really, that wouldn't tell you much, as the type of cloth doesn't really compare weight-wise with a typical worsted wool tartan cloth. It's a thicker and softer cloth, with a completely different hand. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it was probably a lighter actual weight than you'd expect from a worsted wool of comparable thickness. It's not the "horse-blanket" weight that you sometimes see. But neither is it a feather-weight. Let's just say it is very suitable for kilts, jackets, and the like.

M

[JRB]

...It's a thicker and softer cloth, with a completely different hand. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it was probably a lighter actual weight than you'd expect from a worsted wool of comparable thickness. It's not the "horse-blanket" weight that you sometimes see. But neither is it a feather-weight. Let's just say it is very suitable for kilts, jackets, and the like.

M

Something I've been curious about...will it hold a pleat as well as worsted wool? I would think a looser, softer cloth would need to be pressed much more often. Is that the case with Harris tweed?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Something I've been curious about...will it hold a pleat as well as worsted wool? I would think a looser, softer cloth would need to be pressed much more often. Is that the case with Harris tweed?

No, the pleats in a Harris Tweed kilt are a softer pleat -- not as crisp as you see in a worsted wool. I think it looks especially good with a larger pleat, which is why I reccomend either a 4 yard box pleated, or a knife pleated kilt with less yardage, like 5 yards, over an 8 yard kilt with many narrow pleats.

[Kid Cossack]

I've been very happy with the (lighter) tweed kilt you made up for me! It has sold me on tweed. Many thanks---and yes, I agree that it's very suitable!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I've been very happy with the (lighter) tweed kilt you made up for me! It has sold me on tweed. Many thanks---and yes, I agree that it's very suitable!

Actually, if I remember right, the tweed kilt I made for you is an Ettrick tweed, which is a 13 oz weight. The Harris tweed I use is a bit thicker and heavier than that.