Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC View Post
The truth is that your fabric is probably already sitting in a warehouse in Barrie,ON.
Burnett's & Struth are the Canadian offices of the Lochcarron Woolen Mills. Almost everyone in Canada who orders fabric from Lochcarron is supplied from the Canadian warehouse. Most shops who order fabric from Lochcarron and do not have a kiltmaker have the work done by Burnett's & Struth.

Knowing where your fabric is woven is a good thing, but knowing who your kiltmaker is, is far more important. There are good kiltmakers and there are poor kiltmakers. This is just as true for Canada as it is for Scotland.

The kilt is a had tailored garment. (this is still true regardless if it is machine or hand sewn) It is made from one long length of fabric that is folded and sewn, not from a pattern placed over the fabric, cut out, and sewn on the dotted lines.

I suggest you call your shop and inquire who it is that will actually be making your kilt. If you do not get a good answer seek out a kiltmaker on your own. Look at examples of their work. Talk to them. Have them measure you. Talk to them about pleating styles and pleating to the Sett vs pleating to the stripe. Query them about stabilizers and interfacings.

I assume you just laid down a sizable amount of money for your kilt. You have the right to get what you just paid for.
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