5 yard vs 8 yard

[crash]

Stan, just to give you one more thing to think about I'll tell you about two of my kilts. One is a 5yd 16oz from Brunett and Struth in Sir John A. MacDonald tartan and the other is a 8yd 13oz from USA Kilts in Ancient Colquhoun tartan. The 5yd has a custom pleat arrangement due to the large sett and few yards and the 8yd is pleated to the stripe. At 16oz to the yard the 5yd is still 5lbs and at 13oz to the yard the 8yd is 6.5lbs so not a huge difference in wieght. I like them both for different reasons. I will probably have more 5yd kilts in the future but the very next one will likely be a 8yd 16oz/18oz.

[Stan]

Great info Crash, and that answers a lot of questions that I've generated too. I have to 8 yard 13 oz. kilts pleated to set, and one 8 yard 16 oz. kilt pleated to set as well.

In my curiosity about combinations (and after receiving my new 16 oz. 8 yard kilt today) I was thinking that I really like the feel of the 13 oz. I find all your combinations of weight, and fabric length interesting and informative.

Thanks again.