Need help identifying kilt maker

[NorCalPiper]

These kilts are not made in Scotland.

[Farlander]

These kilts are not made in Scotland.

Agreed! They are also clearly machine made. Quality is not top notch, (even for machine made). Still, if the price is right, it could be a perfectly serviceable beginners kilt.

[Thomas H]

I looked and Heritage of Scotland looks to be the maker or at lest the seller.
Any way ,the Kilt looks good and If priced right I would Buy another one.
they are made of Poly Viscose and are Nice Tanks for everyday use.

[BCAC]

I looked and Heritage of Scotland looks to be the maker or at lest the seller.
Any way ,the Kilt looks good and If priced right I would Buy another one.
they are made of Poly Viscose and are Nice Tanks for everyday use.

Just a FYI, but you can't call a kilt like this a Tank!

It might be a serviceable beginners kilt, but a tank it ain't.

[Thomas H]

A Beginner I am ,and it was a Nice Kilt to me and If I am to call it a Tank.
Thats OK , If you do not want to call it a Tank that to is OK.

Do we remeber the Kilt Cop thread....

I can not aford a Formal wool Kilt , So I do as good as I can...

But enough about that, I am not going to agrue about what people think about my kilt of choice , I wear it to the games and around town sometimes.

I have never entered a Kilt fasion show with it as I know I would lose.

[DireStraitsFan]

Agreed! They are also clearly machine made. Quality is not top notch, (even for machine made). Still, if the price is right, it could be a perfectly serviceable beginners kilt.

Wow. You can tell a lot from an iPhone photo! I really didn't put the pics up to be the subject of condescension, but thanks for your input. I like the kilt, and it's a good deal better made than some of the other casual kilts I've seen. I'm certainly not a wool only guy. I live and play in Texas. Texas means hot weather, and these inexpensive "beginners" kilts are great for that kind of thing.

[Thomas H]

No No I was not pokeing at it or am I a know it all , I too have a Kilt made by the same people and I too Love it , The pic above of my Profile , I am in a
Freedom Kilt made by the same people.

[DireStraitsFan]

No worries Thomas! I was replying to another poster--not you. Thanks for your help, I think they're good kilts too.

[The Wizard of BC]

The tags in the photos are those most commonly found on kilts made in Pakistan of Acrylic and Acrylic/wool blends. They are sold by many outlets such as Heritage of Scotland and the other Gold Brothers shops.


Some things you need to know about.
Although often advertised as P/V the synthetic fabric used in most of these are actually Acrylic. P/V is a blend of Polyester and Rayon.

The weight of these fabrics is not always standard or may not use the standard way of measuring fabric weights that we use for kilts.

These can be very acceptable kilts. Here on X Marks we call them Pub Style Kilts. They are perfect for what they are sold as.

Now, to a more personal note.



Thomas H,

I'm sorry sir. You do not have a Freedom Kilt. You have a kilt made from the so called Freedom Tartan. I am Freedom Kilts and hold the copyright on that name. The companies in Pakistan who weave the Freedom Tartan do direct their outlets to advertise these kilts as "Freedom Kilts" but I'm afraid that this is not true.

[CopperNGold]

There also is a difference between hand loomed and hand woven that can confuse the public. Hand woven means one person sitting at a loom, weaving the cloth. Hand loomed means that the loom was set up by hand and then woven by mechanization.

However, the deception can go farther. Some unscrupulous vendors will put the handwoven mark on their tags when the entire process is mechanized. There is no craft involved. Caveat emptor!