Quality Plaid

[creagdhubh]

Interesting to read these comments.
It looks as if all the major weavers meet with your approval, although in each cae there seem to be weaknesses (selvedge style, pleatability, colours).

Why should selvedges be different coming from the same mill? Do the big names in fact retail cloth from different weavers?

Where does Kinloch Anderson cloth come from (not mentioned)?

Opinions about colours a just a matter of personal taste.

I am not a kilt maker and can offer opinions only from the kilts I have bought.

One kilt from Strathmore; so lacking body that I will not buy another; fluffy but warm in winter.
More than one from Lochcarron, no complaints at all with the medium weight.
One from House of Edgar; it has held its pleats perfectly through many hours of travel in cramped plane seats, plus all the hours of sitting through the day waiting. It also has an incredibly neat selvedge, impossible to see where any difference in the weave near the edge and the rest of the cloth.
One Kinloch Anderson that has stood up well to frequent use and occasional soaking in heavy rain. Not keen on the hem; is it because the cloth has no proper sevedge? I can't tell.

Other kilts , weaver unknown, obtained through John Morrison (Heritage of Scotland), Burnett & Struth, and e-bay. Worn less frequently, so I cannot comment on their durability, but the cloths all look and feel smoothe, good and tough. I'd be interested to know where they came from.

Martin

Kinloch-Anderson uses many different mills for their kilts, many of them have already been stated in this thread. I do not think that they weave their own tartans, but I may be wrong. I have ordered products from KA for 4 years now and have been very happy with their high quality and excellent customer service.