kilt makers....not tartans

[Panache]

cloves,

It doesn't seem strange at all. We here at XMTS have a very real and detailed appreciation of what goes into making a quality kilt. Many talk about tartan patterns and quality of materials but we know that it is the kilt maker that makes all the difference. Put it another way.

Which you prefer?

A kilt made from the best quality 16 oz. strome weight wool from your favorite mill in your favorite tartan, but made by a very poor kilt maker?*

Or

A kilt made out of material from a fabric store's bargin bin, but made by Matt Newsome, Barb T. , Steve Ashton, or Rocky?

I bet that everyone who is a regular reader of XMTS would choose the second option without much thought at all.

Cheers

Jamie


* And NO you can't choose this one and have it remade by someone else!!!

[Livingston]

cloves,

It doesn't seem strange at all. We here at XMTS have a very real and detailed appreciation of what goes into making a quality kilt. Many talk about tartan patterns and quality of materials but we know that it is the kilt maker that makes all the difference. Put it another way.

Which you prefer?

A kilt made from the best quality 16 oz. strome weight wool from your favorite mill in your favorite tartan, but made by a very poor kilt maker?*

Or

A kilt made out of material from a fabric store's bargin bin, but made by Matt Newsome, Barb T. , Steve Ashton, or Rocky?

I bet that everyone who is a regular reader of XMTS would choose the second option without much thought at all.

Cheers

Jamie


* And NO you can't choose this one and have it remade by someone else!!!

My choice is: A kilt made from the best quality 16 oz. strome weight wool from your favorite mill in your favorite tartan made by Matt Newsome, Barb T. , Steve Ashton, or Rocky



Of course, a semi Traditional would also be on that list.

[Canuck]

cloves,



A kilt made out of material from a fabric store's bargin bin, but made by Matt Newsome, Barb T. , Steve Ashton, or Rocky?

I bet that everyone who is a regular reader of XMTS would choose the second option without much thought at all.

Cheers

Jamie


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With all due respect I may not be speaking for my fellow kiltmakers but we probably would reject the "bargin bin cloth unless it was of good quality (or it was pink).....but I truly understand where you are coming from and going with this and besides I'm one post away from 1000

[McClef]

With all due respect I may not be speaking for my fellow kiltmakers but we probably would reject the "bargin bin cloth unless it was of good quality (or it was pink).....

Oh Panache has already placed an order has he?

[Mr. MacDougall]

the older members (and some of the newer ones) and not as keen about kilt sin general

Yes, I've completely lost my taste for kilt sin. I'd much rather have kilt virtue.

(Best typo in a while!)

I bet that everyone who is a regular reader of XMTS would choose the second option without much thought at all.

The thing is, after seeing so much of their work on this forum, I have faith that people like Matt, Barb, Kathy Lare, et c., could do far more with that bargin basment cloth than a poor kiltmaker would with top-of-the-line stuff, and I'd still come out looking good. And I think that's the crux of the matter -- we want to look good, and we trust our kilt makers to make that happen.

[RockyR]

Wich you prefer?

A kilt made from the best quality 16 oz. strome weight wool from your favorite mill in your favorite tartan, but made by a very poor kilt maker?*

Or

A kilt made out of material from a fabric store's bargin bin, but made by Matt Newsome, Barb T. , Steve Ashton, or Rocky?

I bet that everyone who is a regular reader of XMTS would choose the second option without much thought at all.

Cheers

Jamie

I don't know about the first option, but I will give you the standard quote I've said many times in the shop:

"It doesn't matter HOW GOOD of a kiltmaker you are... if you start off with very poor quality fabric, you'll end up with a very poor quality kilt."