Help locating a PV tartan!

[JamieKerr]

I need some help gents, and I know I'm probably going to find myself out of luck. I would love to have myself a belted plaid in the kerr tartan, any variation of it. But the thing is...I want polyviscose. Why you ask? Because my intention is that I would be wearing it out doors, and it would be seeing some hard use...so I'd prefer something that I wouldn't cry at the thought of dirtying! Am I out of luck, or is there somewhere I could find such a tartan?

[Big Mikey]

You might try searching Marton Mills. They do weave a number of p/v tartans.

[JamieKerr]

Bah! No luck :-(

[RockyR]

How about going with 11 oz wool since you're only looking for a great kilt? It's not as cheap as PV, but it is a bit cheaper than 13 or 16 oz wool... It'll also be a little cooler in the summer months.

[Geoff Withnell]

How about going with 11 oz wool since you're only looking for a great kilt? It's not as cheap as PV, but it is a bit cheaper than 13 or 16 oz wool... It'll also be a little cooler in the summer months.

And while wool may a little bit harder to clean than than the marvelous teflon coated PV the USAKilts Casual is made from, most people are surprised at how easy it is to keep tartan fabric clean.

Geoff Withnell

[csbdr]

And while wool may a little bit harder to clean than than the marvelous teflon coated PV the USAKilts Casual is made from, most people are surprised at how easy it is to keep tartan fabric clean.

Geoff Withnell

I was suprised last night! dropped some tomato sauce on a BarbT masterpiece Came right out with water and a little dish soap, and a spot rinse. Good as new. I like the lightweight wool idea.

[Heming]

And while wool may a little bit harder to clean than than the marvelous teflon coated PV the USAKilts Casual is made from, most people are surprised at how easy it is to keep tartan fabric clean.

Geoff Withnell

And there's also teflon coated wool, which my kilt suit is made from, thank God.

[Tobus]

And there's also teflon coated wool, which my kilt suit is made from, thank God.

That brings to mind a question. Does Scotch-gard work on wool? Would that help with keeping it from staining?

(forget for a moment the obvious paradox of putting Scotch-gard on a Scottish kilt)

[Mr. MacDougall]

Scotch-guard does work on wool, but it will occasionally discolor fabric. You want to test it on a piece that isn't visible when it's worn, before you use it on the whole garment.