euan2020 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Textile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Anyone recommend anyone of the tartan manufacturers above others. Seems pricey now. I can get a new kilt made for £100 in South Africa if I provide material/tartan. Strath more seem more reasonable although always seemed to be loch carron books I see laying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 What do you want to know ? The Mrs is (was technically) a textile designer. This means she has excellent taste in all things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Guess on price without dropping quality. For 8 meters strath more are around £160 v dalgleish being around £300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Guess on price without dropping quality. For 8 meters strath more are around £160 v dalgleish being around £300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 You'll get one in Asda for about 50 quid ya cheapskate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Guy got trained at Keith kilt school 20 years ago, so no drop in quality. Ironically my existing kilt got made by the master kilt maker who was the lecturer at Keith kilt school. So nothing cheap about it. Just taking advantage of rand devaluing 50% over last 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark frae Crieff Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Guy got trained at Keith kilt school 20 years ago, so no drop in quality. Ironically my existing kilt got made by the master kilt maker who was the lecturer at Keith kilt school. So nothing cheap about it. Just taking advantage of rand devaluing 50% over last 4 years. Mario Kempes may be your man .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 My Mrs says 160 is VERY competitive. Try House of Edgar (McNaughtons) in Perth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 My Mrs says 160 is VERY competitive. Try House of Edgar (McNaughtons) in Perth. cheers - i might be reading pricing wrong - but i think was ok - this was for medium weight - so not light weight - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 My Mrs says 160 is VERY competitive. Try House of Edgar (McNaughtons) in Perth.Anything under 300 pounds for a kilt and I'd be sceptical. McNaughton was originally a Pitlochry lad. He had the patent to make Saints tartan for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Top man is oor Blair. Sorted me out at staff rates when got married - 300 for full day outfit - socks flashes, kilt, waistcoat, jaiket, tie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Anything under 300 pounds for a kilt and I'd be sceptical. McNaughton was originally a Pitlochry lad. He had the patent to make Saints tartan for a long time. £160 is material - although now looking their range of tartan is limited - Dalgleish with some old muted colours are more like £300 for the material just speaking medium weight here - not light or heavyweight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) £160 is material - although now looking their range of tartan is limited - Dalgleish with some old muted colours are more like £300 for the material just speaking medium weight here - not light or heavyweight My kilt alone was 250 pounds around 12 years ago. That was a standard medium weight. Edited December 29, 2015 by Ormond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) My kilt alone was 250 pounds around 12 years ago. That was a standard medium weight. mine was £275 17 years ago and the material was £70 as i said - i was speaking about material for a Kilt, not a kilt price of labour in ZA is low, so kilt is hand stitched, and not machine stitched which is typically what a high street kilt maker would offer you for the lowest prices today my 97 was a bit pricey at time, but this was because hand made by a Master Kiltmaker Edited December 29, 2015 by euan2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Top man is oor Blair. Sorted me out at staff rates when got married - 300 for full day outfit - socks flashes, kilt, waistcoat, jaiket, tie.With your wife being Dundonian she would've saved a penny on a white shell suit though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 if anyone is scratching around for drinking kilt notice these guys are selling for £100 http://www.kilts4less.com/ex-hire.html I'm not sure what going price is nowadays for ex hire - same guys are doing 8 yard heavyweight for £275 if you match their stocked tartan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 With your wife being Dundonian she would've saved a penny on a white shell suit though? Haha ! The lady hails from Corstorphine actually . We do have 2 Ninewells born children though ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 Kilt Maker can get a wholesale discount of around 30% and i can avoid the VAT - so reckon i can get Material as low as 100-120 GBP for material that would normally cost 220 GBP for Heavyweight - effectively 50% off retail price you see advertised from the Mills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 Eventually bought Heavyweight Tartan direct from Manufacturer for GBP 150 - Kilt Maker got me his trade discount - and then was GBP 100 for the kilt making itself - so all in all GBP 250 for a handmade heavy weight kilt Away to buy a zebra sporran off his as well know - he makes them bespoke Anyone interested can take a look at his site, and he supplies globally and makes kilts for pipe bands, and sporrans too http://www.afrocelticsporrans.com/ lot of african hides anyone that knows me, I can carry back if you want - so save postage, and i think his local prices are cheaper, unless he has increaed price 200 rand since spoke to me - likely he has budgeted poor rand rate into above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) Springbok and black springbok Kudu Zebra Eland Giraffe Buffalo Ostrich Crocodile Bontebok Wildebees (Gnu) Rooibuck Blesbuck Nguni Impala Some more unusual one's - Although there is a guy in Aberdeen who will also make you a sporran if for example you have a road kill Badger type thing Edited August 19, 2016 by euan2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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