Does anyone know of ANY kiltmakers in or around Montreal?

[The Wizard of BC]

Matthew,

I can fully understand wanting to have your kiltmaker. And I can appreciate that sometimes it is not practical to visit the person you have chosen to make your kilt.

However, taking a set of measurements is not hard. The hardest part is being honest with yourself. So many people have never had a tape measure around themselves. They only know their jeans size.

When they do put a tape measure around themselves they suck it in or try to do something else to make it seem that they are different than they actually are.

One of the best things to do is take photos of yourself when you are taking your measurements. Or even better yet, get on video conferencing with your kiltmaker. It is almost like having them in the room with you.

Each kiltmaker has a slightly different way of describing where to take measurements. They are used to dealing with those numbers and know what to expect and what to do with those numbers to make a good fitting kilt.

So always, always follow the directions of your kiltmaker. Even if you already have a kilt and were measured by someone else.

The secret here is communication. Talk to your kiltmaker. Call them on the phone, email them, get them on Skype or other webcam program. Be very clear and honest with them and with yourself.
This really is a two way street of communication. If for some reason you don't think you are communicating well with your kiltmaker go find another one that you can communicate with.

If I were like my customers - visiting a kiltmaker with the intention of dropping a few hundred dollars - I would have done my research well before I walked through the door. I would have chosen this particular person on purpose, not just because they were within driving distance. I would know why this is the person I want to make my kilt.


Two of the best buying experiences I have ever had were done long distance. And one of those was in the pre-internet days. All we had was the telephone.
But it does take time and patience.

And if you think about it - don't you want the person you are going to give your hard earned money to, to take all the time that is needed? To have the patience to hear you out? To satisfy you, to talk and listen so, in the end, you don't end up with someone else's idea of their perfect kilt, but you end up with your perfect kilt.

That really is the difference between a kiltmaker and kilt seller. A kilt seller says "Here, this is what I have on the rack. Pick one". A kiltmaker will often offer you a seat, will want to hear about who you are and what you want. What a kiltmaker does is help you to get what you want and what you have dreamed of.

It should not matter if that kiltmaker is next door or on another continent.