Quote Originally Posted by Niblox
... because I bought one on impulse in Edinburgh the year before last and it is of poor quality. It is what is called a "tourist kilt", lightweight and only suitable for very rough use.

The label is exactly the same as the one on the kilt that I bought.

Sorry, but it takes experience to know about these things. I have a decent kilt from a proper kiltmaker, and there is no comparison between the two.

Niblox
Well, i guess that KCW pcked it up because it was a bargain and he thought that he'd try it out...I expect that he just picked it up knowing that it wasn't a handmade but that he figured it was worth a poke....besides, they may have improved their quality over the past couple of years from the one that you picked up.

Granted that real wool and handmadedness must be wonderful but a lot of us acquire the occaisional piece of goods just as a knock-about and have no illuions that we're getting A#1 quality stuff.

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AA