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18th July 24, 07:02 AM
#13
 Originally Posted by MHorne39
Hello!
I have a few kilts now, both tailored and Feileadh Mor, and I’ve been looking at getting another, a Stewart Hunting Weathered Tweed Great Kilt. However, I’m not sure if this will be too warm. I live in Hawaii, so the temperature usually fluctuates between 60°F and about 85°F. I would only get 4 yards of it. My other Great Kilts are all 4 yards as well, but they’re all 13 ounce. My tailored kilts are both 16 ounce 5-yarders, and I don’t have a problem with those during the warmer times. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Although I would never get a great kilt and have always had an antipathy towards them at Highland games, the material you mention is beautiful. I've got a kilt made of that material (Marton Mills, Stewart Hunting Weathered). Since it's tweed, the weave is looser than the more usual worsted wool kilt. Perhaps counterintuitively, a looser weave makes for a warmer garment than the tighter weave of worsted wool.
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