Hello Everyone, i recently bought a Kilt, i liked the Tartan "Spirit of Bruce" but after getting it home to Germany I saw a few plucks and other signs of wear. I later found out it was an Ex-hire kilt and so got in contact with the retailer and we arranged that my kilt be upgraded to a new kilt (8 Yard, Wool). The replacement arrived recently and at first i thought the quality of the work was not good but it turns out it, I just i have no clue how kilts are really made. This kilt is apparently made by a kilt maker that does "all the military kilts" but i don't know who that is.
I saw what i now recognise as a "Selvedge" and thought the kilt looked raggy or badly stitched in some way. does this look ok?
I then found a part of the kilt on the the first pleat on the left edge of the top apron that was stitched and thought that it had happened by accident but i have been told this was done so that the apron sits better. Is this correct?
On the right side of the front apron where the kilt pin would go and where the kilt is folded over i saw that the kilt was also stitched and that the fold was not flush with the bottom of the kilt. Surely this should be flush?
Lastly i have discovered in the pleats that the kilt is not on piece but two pieces of cloth is that normal?
I have added some pictures (same ones as shown above in larger sizes) so maybe someone can tell me if this is made correctly or if im being too picky or have no clue
pictures here : https://1drv.ms/f/s!AiJtBVw5JQpmoIw-SkUc_8HqzvKPzA
Also any info regarding this tartan would be interesting as my searches online have not revealed much about it.
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