J. Higgins value kilt

[Downunder Kilt]

Even if you don't plan on making your own kilt, I would still recommend ordering a copy of the book. I did, to better understand what went into my kilts, and how they were made. Beyond the mechanics of the garment, there's lots of other good information in there, too.

I got a copy of the book from Barb for exactly that reason Ken and fully back your recommendation.

[unixken]

I got a copy of the book from Barb for exactly that reason Ken and fully back your recommendation.

Look at it this way...

1.) If you can educate yourself regarding the construction principles, you know better what to look for, in your next kilt purchase.
2.) If you understand the concerns and obstacles in pleating a certain way (to stripe or to sett), and the techniques to overcome them, it helps you in selecting tartans that would work well with your chosen style of pleating.
3.) If you ever needed to make alterations (such as moving the buckles), and you weren't making such alterations yourself, you could give the book to whichever tailor or seamstress you were commissioning, for them to read up on how it's done. Likewise, if having someone else re-press the pleats.

There's gobs of information on fabrics, mills, cleaning the kilt... the list goes on.

[HuDonald]

before seriously thinking about the J Higgins "value kilt", I would refer you to the following thread:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ys-kilt-78079/
I can neither confirm nor deny whether the kilt in questions is a J Higgins.

All I mean to say is that when something seem "TOO GOOD to be true", it often is - or at least there's a reason why it is.