Is 10 oz wool too light?

**tundramanq** · 2nd July 13, 07:54 AM

I live in a hot dry windy area, only wear kilts and own from 16 oz wool thru 11 oz microfiber.
So long as I am wearing a sporran, I have never done the full Marilyn.
I water my front yard without sporran or kilt pin often. The only kilt that has done the full Marilyn is my Sport kilt Hiking kilt ( the 11 oz microfiber ) - in a 40 mph+ gust of wind.

I learned quick to put the sporran on or entertain the neighbors when the wind is up and gusting.

As far as coolness is concerned, other than the one using XMarks PV, the USAK PV Casuals are the coolest kilts I own. It is why I have 12 of these. The weave seems to breath well and still have enough weight to waggle quite well with the fewer, wider and shallower pleats of the Casual.

Thank you for giving me a heads up on the issues of light weight wool. I was thinking of going there.

**gwynng** · 2nd July 13, 09:14 AM

The reason I ask is because I have a line on some very attractive wool tartan, complete with a clean selvage edge, but 2.5 yards is weighing in at 22 oz, which puts it right at 10 oz in kilting terms. It is an incredible price as well. Since this is online, I don't have the advantage of putting it to the feel test. I've worked with a couple of different fabrics making kilts. Both were wool poly blends from F&K or similar, and though a little lighter than my 13 and 16 oz tanks, made very respectable kilts.

I saw this tartan and thought it would be a good place to try my skills before going on to $70/metre tartan. But was unsure if it was too light to bother.

**Barb T** · 2nd July 13, 09:19 AM

It's very rare for 10 oz tartan to have a kilting selvedge. Are you sure it's 10 oz tartan?? How specifically is it advertised?

**gwynng** · 2nd July 13, 10:03 AM

I'm not 100% sure about the weight because I don't have physical access, but the total weight of the 2.5 yds at nearly 22 oz would lead me to believe it to be around 10 oz./yard. I have seen a good pic of it and there definitely seems to be a selvage. Total oddity or perhaps the sellers scales are off?

**Barb T** · 2nd July 13, 10:07 AM

Well, virtually all fabric has a selvedge, but not all selvedges are _kilting_ selvedges. In other words, the selvedge on lighter weight tartan typically does not look good enough to have at the bottom of the kilt, and the tartan has to be hemmed.

**gwynng** · 2nd July 13, 10:16 AM

From the pic (which I can't seem to get to copy - protected against downloading) it looks like a very clean selvage. (I hate hemming so much that it has made me really look at any fabric I am considering.)

**cessna152towser** · 2nd July 13, 01:45 PM

Is it me or are the pleats going the wrong direction on the kilt in that picture, Cessna?

You are correct Rocky. The pleats run in the reverse direction to a 13 or 16oz formal wool kilt.

**BBNC** · 2nd July 13, 03:09 PM

This thread brings up a couple of questions. I noticed GG in Denmark is not wearing any garter ties, at least not visible ones...aside from obvious decorative value, or a need to hold up one's hose, is it gauche to go without them?

My other involves the aforementioned pleat direction...what's the scoop. Kingussie pleats don't have a direction.

**John_Carrick** · 2nd July 13, 03:14 PM

I have a 10 Oz from Heritage of Scotland in Loud Macleod and I agree that it is not the best material for the job and I was brutally exposed by the wind near Ullapool last year. However it is a very nice kilt to wear on a warm day.

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**sydnie7** · 2nd July 13, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by BBNC

This thread brings up a couple of questions. I noticed GG in Denmark is not wearing any garter ties, at least not visible ones...aside from obvious decorative value, or a need to hold up one's hose, is it gauche to go without them?

My other involves the aforementioned pleat direction...what's the scoop. Kingussie pleats don't have a direction.

1. Perfectly acceptable to go without visible flashes/garters. You may need something to hold your hose up, but it doesn't have to show.
2. Kingussie pleats do have a "direction," in fact they have two

True Kingussie pleating is knife pleats that face forward from either side of center rear. Reverse K has knife pleats facing rearward to either side of center rear. Plenty of illlustrations here if you need a visual, just search the term.