Quote Originally Posted by GTRMAN
How much better is the quality, really? Is it really worth all of that extra cost? If so, then why?
One overlooked point. If the client is an "odd" shape that requires some work in the hips to keep the tartan "intact"... it's much easier to do it by hand. You can actually bend (or work) the wool around your knee while you're stitching, and it will hold the shape. Ninety-nine percent of the kilts out there really don't require that much work though, which means that machine stitching will work just fine.