Kilt material differences.

[slohairt]

And you can only compare them one weight/fabric at a time, or it is like comparing red apples to green apples.

I would say paulhenry's response was basically about 16oz wool, what most of us consider "standard kilting fabric".

Marton Mills is alone in making quality P/V as far as I know.

Dalgeish has the best kilting selvedge.

Lochcarron Strome has the highest recognition factor (totally subjective - see Riverkilts signature line)

House of Edgar (excluding Hebridean, Nevis, and Dark Island) fabric has a selvedge as good as Dalgliesh's. As does some of Strathmore's cloth.

[RockyR]

House of Edgar (excluding Hebridean, Nevis, and Dark Island) fabric has a selvedge as good as Dalgliesh's. As does some of Strathmore's cloth.

Agreed.

[xman]

I was asking this question myself early last year. Here is the thread: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...y-plaid-58052/

I have sewn Marton Mills cloth in 16oz and 13 oz tartan as well as 16oz tweed. it is all fine cloth to work with and very economical, but their selection is a little limited and the turned edge on the tartan fuzzes a little easily.

I recently worked with Strathmore's W60 (13oz) cloth and it was a delight in every regard.

I am sewing Lochcarron Strome now and it seems I got a bit of a bad batch with loose threads on the edge and a slightly unaligned tartan one side to the next. I was able to overcome these issues easily, however. Their colours and thread count are terrific, but the threads are spun a little looser than the other cloths I have sewn so far.

I also have some Dalgleish cloth that I am about to sew which looks and feels is every inch as fine as Strathmore's at least.

Hope that helps.

[tpa]

I was asking this question myself early last year. Here is the thread: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...y-plaid-58052/

Thank you for that, xman, I was looking for a thread on this subject before I asked the question, but obviously did not get the right search terms.

Thanks again to everyone else for their insights to the different mills.

[Calico]

Dalgeish has the best kilting selvedge.

House of Edgar (excluding Hebridean, Nevis, and Dark Island) fabric has a selvedge as good as Dalgliesh's. As does some of Strathmore's cloth.

Thank you for that addtional info. I am still quite new and was making too broad of generalizations.

[Barb T]

Marton Mills is definitely not inferior - just a different hand and a slightly more prominent selvedge. I like working with their tartan, and they have many tartans that are interesting and different from those available from other mills. Marton Mills tartan is also a really attractive alternative for those who are looking for a less costly tartan. I commonly suggest their tartan as an alternative for someone who wants a custom made kilt (where the labor is a fixed cost) but who want to economize on tartan. And I love the unique tartans that they offer - their Scottish American tartan is wonderful, for example, especially pleated to the white stripe. And it is a unique offering.