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Video Cilt Making Loom
I thought this video would be great for all those who don't know how tartans are weaved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqCoVJH068U
"Kilt with Pride."
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Whooooaaa! Tartan! As if by magic.....
...bit noisy in there, I'll bet...
Very cool. Thanks.
Best
AA
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Fun video....... I hope they wear earplug's ...Where's health and safety :rolleyes:
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thats awesome!
and yes very noisy!
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That is incredible! We all should have one 
Monticola
(O wad some Power the giftie gie us - to see oursels as ithers see us!)
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ok ok.. I know I'm being pedantic.... but it is a tartan weaving video... not a kilt weaving one, that really would be something to see in action
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 Originally Posted by paulhenry
ok ok.. I know I'm being pedantic.... but it is a tartan weaving video... not a kilt weaving one, that really would be something to see in action
Your right, a cilt weaving machine would be quite cool. 
"Kilt with Pride."
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This was undoubtedly filmed at Geoffrey (Tailor) Ltd's Tartan Weaving Mill & Exhibition, which is located immediately next to Edinburgh Castle's esplanade. It is the last building on the right as you approach the castle.
Whilst the exhibition is very slightly 'touristy', admission is free and the process of producing tartan starting with the sheep is clearly and interestingly displayed. It is with the large number of looms working there that Geoffrey (Tailor) Ltd weaves hundreds of the tartans and Auld Reekie tweeds that they use in much of their kiltmaking. Visitors also have a supervised opportunity to 'have a go' at hand weaving on an ancient loom brought in from the Isle of Harris. The noise created when all the looms are working together is, indeed, considerable but the operators (approximately one to every three looms) do wear ear-protectors!!
If ever you have a hour to spare whilst in Edinburgh, a visit to The Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Co., is well worth while.
No. of Kilts: 102. "Title": Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / Life Member: The Scottish Tartans Authority / Life Member: The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / Member: The Ardbeg Committee / My NEW Photo Album: Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever!/
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Thank you,
What a treat! Is this a great board or what?
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member Scottish Tartans Authority, Owner Freelanders #4 & 5
PhotoBucket Album
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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30th May 06, 07:24 PM
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I don't know; seeing that kinda' takes the romance out of the tartan.
Jeff Free people are not equal, and equal people are not free.An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it. An armed society is a polite society.
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