Worst. Kilt. Ever.

**CameronTaylor** · 9th December 07, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

.. And, with a belly like mine the only thing that funny little front waist pocket is good for is to cut off and make flashes out of it.

Ron

Cool idea, now this thread is edumacational too

As far as worst, the Nova Scotia tartan "designed in Scotland", wrong advertised size kilt I sold on Ebay, having bought it there and never worn because it was about 4 inches bigger than it claimed on the tag inside.

CT - I'm gonna do that with my Hawaiian tartan SK.

**RockyR** · 5th December 07, 12:29 PM

Notice the rest of that tag...

"DESIGNED in Scotland
Authentic Woven tartan"

And the other tag:

"100% Acrylic / wool"

That's a Pakistani "Gold Brothers Special". That's the "tartan Tat" that is on the Royal Mile.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 5th December 07, 12:41 PM

"100% Acrylic Wool"???? Does that come from acrylic sheep? Is that an endangered breed from the Shetlands, perhaps?

Or is this like saying "genuine imitation crab meat" (made from real imitation crabs)?

**beowulf67** · 6th December 07, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

"100% Acrylic Wool"???? Does that come from acrylic sheep? Is that an endangered breed from the Shetlands, perhaps?

Or is this like saying "genuine imitation crab meat" (made from real imitation crabs)?

Do androids dream of acrylic sheep?

**McClef** · 6th December 07, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by beowulf67

Do androids dream of acrylic sheep?

I have seen sheep shearing competitions but they have always produced wool!

Even if the label meant to read that it was a mixture of acrylic and wool it would still be wrong as neither would then be 100%...

**James MacMillan** · 5th December 07, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by RockyR

"100% Acrylic / wool"

100% Acrylic Wool of course comes from rare breed of 100% Acrylic Sheep.......?

I don't know what the idea of putting the word “wool” in does other than for deception!

Jerry at SWK sells acrylic, but he never, but never says that they are wool. His low-end kilts are very useful for low-end kilt wearing.

**cessna152towser** · 5th December 07, 12:48 PM

Yes, my other PVC kilt (not my USA semi-trad) came from one of Gold Brothers shops and has "Authentic Woven Tartan" on the label.
My very cheap acrylic kilts came from an English based e-bay seller and have "Highland Kilt -Designed in Scotland - Authentic Woven Tartan" on the label yet one of them isn't even tartan - its a solid navy blue colour.

**Freedomlover** · 5th December 07, 03:11 PM

About four years ago I bought an Amerikilt. All the comments from the other members apply. Well enough made but very thin and with narrow aprons. Always unkempt minutes after ironing. I was kind enough to let someone else own it (Thanks, Ebay).

In fairness to Amerikilt I hear that previous problems have been corrected so I chalk it up to growing pains.

**Wompet** · 5th December 07, 04:58 PM

Kilts'N'More 5 yard casual kilt. It was actually a 3 1/2 yard box-pleated wrap - no shaping, no straps/buckles/fasteners of any kind. But it was wool (going against the trend there).
I gave it to my shorter, skinnier elder brother.

**canawler** · 5th December 07, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Freedomlover

About four years ago I bought an Amerikilt. All the comments from the other members apply. Well enough made but very thin and with narrow aprons. Always unkempt minutes after ironing. I was kind enough to let someone else own it (Thanks, Ebay).

In fairness to Amerikilt I hear that previous problems have been corrected so I chalk it up to growing pains.

I own a putty colored AK that I like but don't wear often due to the wrinkling and pleat curling, but mainly due to the fact that it seems to have shrunk (that's the only explanation, right?

)

I'll sort of come to Amerikilt's defence and say it's not so much of correcting problems as it is differences in their materials. That's why everyone's experiences with AK are all over the board. Literally each one of their colors uses different material with different characteristics.

Several of the colors are kind of a looser weave and are extremely soft. Several are similar to the material UK uses for their standard model. At least one of their colors is very stiff. Most of the material is 100% cotton that wrinkles badly. Their current (at least thru last fall) run of black kilts are polyester or a poly blend so they hardly wrinkle at all but they have a sheen to them that you may or may not like. I saw someone at a festival last year that stood up and his AK literally remained sticking out from his rear at a 45 degree angle

, though to be fair, I have also seen Utilikilts do this.

Amerikilts does play around with new materials regularly. I have a lightweight micro-suede kilt from them that I love and it doesn't wrinkle at all.

As far as I know, their has been no change to the bottom of the kilts. They are still finished in a surge (I think this is what it is called) stitch that many don't like, though I personally don't think it looks any worse than the selvedge on my USA Kilt.

Last winter, Mike at AK mentioned he was working on prototypes for a more traditionally styled kilt using the poly or poly blend material but I never noticed any at the celtic festivals this year so I'm not sure if this ever materialized.