Scotweb now carries Dutch Friendship Tartan!

[English Bloke]

I agree the Scotweb price of £512 for eight yards (single width) that it would take to make a kilt is err... a bit ambitious. It may be the very special Dalgliesh 15oz variant, the finest quality fabric in the known universe, but it's still only kilt cloth and that's still an awful lot of bish-bosh to lay out before you've even got it sewn up.

The four meters of 16oz double width I arranged via the DFT man in Holland last year (through a Kilt Hire shop in Scotland where the fabric bolt is stored) was fraught with problems. Firstly it took weeks, much badgering and an eventual paypal dispute to get the goods delivered to me at all. Probably because I'd payed up-front and in full so service became a non-priority, and secondly, when it was eventually delivered it was four yards of 13oz, and not the four meters of 16oz I'd ordered and paid for. I kept it in the end as it was more hassle to send it back and drag out what had become a right ol' palarver, but suffice to say, I was very dissatisfied with the transaction and the slap-dash way the whole business was conducted and I wouldn't recommend anyone going down that route either.

I am pleased with the finished kilt, but that's only because the lady who I chose to create it for me makes a top-notch kilt. Don't think I would have forked out over £700 for it though (including the construction cost). I like it, but not that much. If you want my advice, pick a different tartan.

Now the, custom woven, four meters of Batley Mill, 16oz Australian Tartan on the other hand... (as arranged by Doug in Queensland). Couldn't have been simpler.