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pleated kilts made from four yards of cloth, in the style of the late eighteenth
and early nineteenth centuries.
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Tweed is also a very acceptable cloth choice for a kilt, and was very popular in the nineteenth century, when we saw the rise of the estate tweed. Harris tweed cloth makes excellent kilts. Harris tweed has a long reputation for quality and tradition. In order to be labeled as "Harris Tweed" the cloth has to be hand-woven by the islanders at their home in the Outer Hebrides and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides. To learn more about Harris tweed, you can read my article, "Feeling a Need for Tweed."
I obtain my Harris Tweed primarily from Catherine Campbell on the Isle of Harris. She is from the same weaving family as Marion Campbell, BEM (1909 - 1996), icon of Harris tweed weaving and subject of the biography A Harris Way Of Life, by Gisela Vogler. The Campbell family weaves their cloth on a 70 year old Hattersly loom, without benefit of electricity. They typically weave about three meters per hour.
You may choose your tweed from the below patterns. Cloth is woven in limited runs, so please let me know what pattern you are interested in and I will confirm the availability before accepting the order. Kilts from this cloth are priced that same as a standard tartan kilt (i.e. $395 for a 4-yard kilt). Click any thumbnail for a larger image.
I am very pleased to now make available tweeds from another Harris tweed weaver in the following selection of tartan designs. Kilts in any of these below tartan tweeds are priced the same as my custom tartan kilts, or $495 for a four yard, box pleated kilt. Click any thumbnail for a larger image.
I am also offering four colors of Lochcarron's Ettrick tweed, as shown below. These are slightly lighter weight than the above Harris tweeds, being approximately 13 oz per yard. They are machine woven in four standard colors by one of Scotland's top tartan woolen mills. Any would make an excellent choice for a kilt. These are also priced the same as standard tartan kilts (i.e. $395 for a 4-yard kilt).
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