Kilt weight 16 oz 18 oz

[Mike in Dayton]

I have moved this thread back one level as the question pertains to kilts in general and not specifically Barb's kilts.

Mike

[The Wizard of BC]

In short

A kilt made from 16oz fabric will weigh somewhere around 4lb or 1.81kg

A kilt made from 13oz fabric will weigh somewhere around 3.25lb or 1.47kg

A kilt made from 10oz fabric will weigh somewhere around 2.5lb or 1.13kg

These are only rough, ballpark, estimates. The total amount of yardage used can vary and the total amount of fabric v.s. waste will vary.

[davidlpope]

Kilt 1 of this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401172501930

Kilt 2 is this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401171783686

Kilt 1: 13oz., woven by House of Edgar, here: http://www.houseofedgar.com/acatalog...ed_Plaids.html

Kilt 2: woven by House of Edgar, here:
https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/ta....aspx?ref=3789
sold exclusively here:
http://www.thekiltcentre.com/popups/tartan/st-blue.html

[Dragon Heart]

In short

A kilt made from 16oz fabric will weigh somewhere around 4lb or 1.81kg

A kilt made from 13oz fabric will weigh somewhere around 3.25lb or 1.47kg

A kilt made from 10oz fabric will weigh somewhere around 2.5lb or 1.13kg

These are only rough, ballpark, estimates. The total amount of yardage used can vary and the total amount of fabric v.s. waste will vary.

Many thanks for the help.

So I again weighed and what can I say:
1 Kilt weighs just 1.34 kg
1 Kilt weighs just 1.15 kg

Thus was my feeling that there are not 16 oz Kilt right there are <> 13 oz. Too bad.

Now we unfortunately makes his experience.

I better put something on it, and shall now make my kilt, only one will stop but then correctly (I hope).

Dragon Heart

[The Wizard of BC]

With those weights, and the stated length of 25 inches, it is possible that what you have are 12oz synthetic kilts.

The fabric woven by Marton Mills and sold as P/V is listed by the weaver @ 250 grams per meter².

[Pleater]

The weight of fabric is the weight in ounces of a length of one yard of double width (54 inches) fabric.

If you measure along the lower edge of the kilt in yards and then find the upper to lower edge in inches it is possible to calculate what the various weights of cloth should measure.

For instance - lower edge 7.5 yards length 24 inches of 13 oz fabric.

Calculation is 13 times 7.5 times 24 divided by 54 equals 43 ounces, or 2lb 11oz (1.23kg) of fabric. Added to that is the weight of the lining and the canvas, which should be part of the finished kilt as a reinforcement, plus the straps and buckles.

Anne the Pleater

[The Wizard of BC]

Anne,

The width of the fabric used in the weight calculations is not standard. I know of two weavers who weave 60 inch wide fabric and use 60" X 36" = one fabric yard.

This is also why some weavers list their fabric at 15oz.

In practice I have used 60"x 36" as sort of a standard when figuring out fabric weights. This helps because it give a nice fudge factor for apron facings/waistbanding/straps & buckles/thread.

I also know of one weaver who measures their fabrics in metric and lists their fabrics not in oz per yard but in grams per meter².

All very confusing for newbies.

[Pleater]

Sometimes I forget how old I am and the vintage nature of what I think I know... also how old some of the fabric in my stash is by now.

Anne the Pleater

[Tarheel]

Anne and Wiz; you both should remember that it takes time and pressure to procure a diamond from coal. You've both had your share and we (the Rabble and newbies) reap the benefits of the fine gems you have shaped into.

[cck]

If you feel the kilts were misrepresented in their posting, you might have some recourse through eBay or PayPal, if you used it.