Heavyweight Tartan

Heavyweight (Strome) (16oz) Width is 54 inches (140cm). Used for military kilts.The range consists of over 500 authentic tartans. It is considered by many to be the best kilting fabric in Scotland and is the tartan of choice for many kilt makers and pipe bands worldwide. Used to make a traditional 8 yard hand made man's kilt.

In New Zealand the heavy weight tartan tends to be used for Pipe Bands and the medium weight for an individual man's kilt, for reasons of climate.

NB The tartans are arranged by their Code and is not quite alphabetic. The files are too big to allow us to move them into strict alphabetic order.