In a few weeks (when my income tax refund arrives), I will be ordering at least one, possibly two, 8 yard kilts from Scotweb. I already have one of their 8 yard Balmorals, in addition to one of their 5 yard casuals (also by Balmoral), and I am thoroughly satisfied with the quality of these Balmoral-produced kilts. They make a fine product.

This time around, I'm going with a D.C. Dalgiesh weave (the others were Lochcarron fabric). In addition to the Balmorals that I own, I've looked at Scotweb's Manley-Richardson and "Essential" lines (I'm expecting delivery of a 5 yard "Essential", tomorrow - Thanks again, Nick!) But only yesterday did I notice they offered an "Artisan Hand Sewn by D.C. Dalgliesh" line of 8 yard kilts. As it works out, an 8 yard kilt made from the same fabric, is the same cost for either the hand sewn kilt by Dalgliesh, or the partially machine-stitched Balmoral.

As I think it wonderful that Nick/Scotweb have kept the Dalgliesh mill in operation, I would love to see the Dalgliesh facility keep a bit more of my cash than they might otherwise, if I ordered only the fabric from them and had the kilt produced by another manufacturer.

I already know of the high praise given to the DCD fabrics. Does anyone here own one of the "Artisan Hand Sewn by D.C. Dalgiesh" kilts, who can speak to the quality of it's construction?

(Nick, if there is any insight you could offer, feel free to chime in. I welcome your comments!)