More late 2023 intel, from a professional kiltmaker: I’ve been informed that D.C. Dalgliesh is even more backlogged than was thought, because they lost several of their key weavers (not to death!), and are having to train new people. I’ve experienced something like a 6-month delay already without any indication when they’ll actually get my cloth done. The kiltmaker just says we have to be patient as they work through their backlog.
I’ve also learned, however, that Clan.com is not entirely dependent on this woolen mill at all; they’re owned by the same parent company now, but Clan.com uses multiple weavers to supply their orders, so getting a kilt from them should not involve such a long delay.