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    There still may be more material for sale. I contacted them via email after the ebay sale had ended and was able to order 5 meters.

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    Up to 75 meters sold now. Fascinating.

    My s/h worked out to be just what the 6gbp for the first then 3gbp for each additional price quote---I bought 5 meters so I should and did pay 6 plus 4x3(=12) for a total of 18gbp, which is what Paypal calculated for me. Unfortunatley I did not see the original listing of these shipping prices and got a bit of sticker shock at the 18gbp total (around $30US) at the paypal invoice stage of completing the transaction.Still, even figuring in shipping it comes out at about 17gbp (about $28US) per DW meter for 19oz government quality tartan.

    Not sure what mill made the stuff, but the only one i saw listing the superheavyweight stuff in Scotweb's directory was House of Edgar.

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    Intersting that the seller lists the total weight of the material at 133kg. Figuring that on a 19oz per linear yard (1.1 meters) and doing the rest of the conversion math (2.2 pounds per kg, 16oz per pound) somewhow gets me to this guy having about 225 meters of this stuff. That is a lot more than the 61 he quoted in the listing. Unless my math is wrong, or his fabric weight is wrong, or they are weighing the rolled fabric on some heavy rolling tube, i cannot make the numbers jibe. My head hurts, I am stopping now.

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    He states he has 2 bales of the tartan. I bought about 64 meters of Gordon 18 oz a while back and it was part of a bale, so perhaps they bale in round numbers, e.g., 100 meters.
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    Exclamation Oh The Temptation...

    AGGGGggggg!
    This starving-musician/starving-student would love a military weight Blackwatch kilt.... and as a professional performing piper one of my 2 kilts is possibly on its way out and needs replacing -- the temptation is too great!

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    A good friend of mine just bought 8 meters of it.....wants me to make him a kilt and really likes the black watch so I sent this info his way. He bought the material and I will do the kilt making....I get the rest of the material for free in exchange for his kilt....not a bad deal if you ask me. I will obviously be the owner of an 8 yard BW regimental weight kilt too...as soon as I get his done.
    "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." -- Thomas Paine

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    Quote Originally Posted by longhuntr74 View Post
    A good friend of mine just bought 8 meters of it.....wants me to make him a kilt and really likes the black watch so I sent this info his way. He bought the material and I will do the kilt making....I get the rest of the material for free in exchange for his kilt....not a bad deal if you ask me. I will obviously be the owner of an 8 yard BW regimental weight kilt too...as soon as I get his done.

    "Will SEW for kilts" ith:
    May you find joy in the wee, ken the universe in the peculiar and capture peace in the compass of drop of dew

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    Quote Originally Posted by WClarkB View Post
    "Will SEW for kilts" ith:
    you and me both

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    apparently all gone. Maybe he has a second bale...
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    Sorry lads but I believe that I just purchased the final 4 metres of this tartan. Waiting to hear how much the shipping will be, however I might just enter 6+(3x3)=15 pounds and let them work out the rest. Now to find a kilt maker.
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