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[VeganMcKilt]

Well hello I am new here. I am a Canadian but most of my family is from northern europe (england, scotland, wales, ireland). Essentially I am just looking to learn more about kilts and find some nice vegan alternatives to the traditional wool, fur and leather to meet my veganess.

Thanks

[Kilts_Knave]

Rocky at USA Kilts (see the red hotlink, above) provides high-quality, moderately priced polyviscose kilts. There are also cotton-twill alternatives. Someone here will probably have more info than me, and more info about leather-free sporrans.

[Bil]

Welcome. Well, you'll find a lot of alternatives to wool here, however I doubt you will find a kilt made with the same weight and sway as a traditional worsted wool kilt. Check the forums for different kilt makers and you will find a lot of choices abound. If tartan is your cup of tea, as it is mine, you will find some nice alternative materials from makers such as Bear and Stillwater Kilts.

As for Sporrans and the like, I can't help you there. I've no idea who makes those type of items in anything other than leather.

[cormacmacguardhe]

As someone who is also new, welcome. If you do not mind a non-tartan kilt you will have lots of choices, denim, cotton duck, etc. As for a sporran I guess you could make something out of a heavier cloth, just a guess. My wife and I are vegetarians, and our three grown children are all vegans, nothing we pushed them to, they decided this themselves. Looking for vegan haggis?

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

From another forum that I look at from time to time.

Well, I've now had a gorgeous vegetarian sporran made for me by the lovely Jen at Sporran Nation (http://www.sporran-nation.co.uk) as you can see below. We exchanged many emails and she sent me material samples so that it was just right. It has a beautiful red and pink silk lining, with iPod pocket! and a matching veggie chain. I'd reccommend her highly indeed for her attention, consideration and excellent sporrans! I've no connection other than as a satisfied customer, as they say ;-)

[Dreadbelly]

Pittsburg Kilts makes Vegan kilts with matching sporrans. All canvas.

So does Amerikilt.

Freedom Kilts are quite good.

And so is Utilikilt.

Canvas kilts are probably the most kind.
Now, as for PV kilts... Those technically do not have animals in them, however, the process of making PV creates so much pollution and toxins that thousands of animals die from the poisons generated. Same with pleather or imitation leather sporrans. All those petrochemical based alternatives do more harm than the killing of a single animal. So really not much of an alternative. Refusing to wear a wool kilt because an animal or two died, but turning a blind eye while wearing the alternatives is just as bad as killing, at least in my book, because so much more death is involved in the alternatives.

I am not a vegan, but I am a vegetarian. And we have talked about this before on X-Marks.

Glad to see you here.

[GMan]

WELCOME!

You got questions, I am sure someone here has answers, as you are already finding out.

Glad to see that you want to incorporate kilting into a vegan lifestyle, my hats off to you.

Again welcome.

[VeganMcKilt]

Now, as for PV kilts... Those technically do not have animals in them, however, the process of making PV creates so much pollution and toxins that thousands of animals die from the poisons generated. Same with pleather or imitation leather sporrans. All those petrochemical based alternatives do more harm than the killing of a single animal. So really not much of an alternative. Refusing to wear a wool kilt because an animal or two died, but turning a blind eye while wearing the alternatives is just as bad as killing, at least in my book, because so much more death is involved in the alternatives.

I am not a vegan, but I am a vegetarian. And we have talked about this before on X-Marks.

Glad to see you here.

Yeah but then you are talking about one wool kilt. If some one were to make one PV kilt or one sporran than the same thing could be said, only an animal or two died. I can't say I am argueing for it, and I can't see hemp kilts in tartan colour showing up anytime soon (or cotton strangely enough?!). But duely noted.

Also thanks everyone for all your help.

[Archangel]

I'm getting a little confused here. No sheep die for us to get wool. They're sheared in a relatively calm process that is actually beneficial to them. I've witnessed it. The wool stays fairly natural, which is why it stinks so much when it gets wet.

I used to work with a guy that kept goats. They're not sheared but he took the hairs off the fence everday and would weave that material.

It's not for me to draw lines on how we live with nature but those methods work very well for me.

[Shay]

I'm getting a little confused here. No sheep die for us to get wool. They're sheared in a relatively calm process that is actually beneficial to them. I've witnessed it. The wool stays fairly natural, which is why it stinks so much when it gets wet.

I used to work with a guy that kept goats. They're not sheared but he took the hairs off the fence everday and would weave that material.

It's not for me to draw lines on how we live with nature but those methods work very well for me.

Vegans do not use any animal products, even non-hurty ones like honey, wool, or milk. Hope that clears it up a bit.