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10-28-2007, 02:31 PM
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I was looking thru the J. Crew catalog and on page three, upper right picture there is a girl wrapped in multiple tartans. So, upon pondering the picture and so many tartans all together it definately gave me an idea.
Being I have made a few kilts, three different tartans, I have a few scraps. So what I was thinking was to put a kilt together with multiple tartans. I do not have nearly enough to make a multiple tartan kilt.
Here is a head shot of the girl with the tartans. The catalog has the full picture but I couldn't find it on J.Crew's website. 
Let me know if you want to participate in the tartan's of Scotland kilt. If anyone has some scraps, 27" or longer, they may be useful!
Wallace
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10-28-2007, 06:13 PM
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Sounds Interesting - A patchwork kilt!
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10-28-2007, 06:18 PM
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A kilt of many colours. Keep the MacDonald and Campbell tartans separated.
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10-28-2007, 06:20 PM
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It sounds like an interesting idea, not sure that it would be for me, but it does sound interesting.
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10-28-2007, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by McMurdo  It sounds like an interesting idea, not sure that it would be for me, but it does sound interesting. | Not sure it would be for me either. But given enough options, I think I could make it work. Surely not as well as the IOS model...
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10-31-2007, 09:35 AM
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I could see a kilt with the inter pleats one tartan and the outer a complimentary tartan. The flash as you walked could be very interesting.
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10-31-2007, 09:42 AM
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How about using variations of one tartan... Modern/Ancient or Modern/Hunting? Not exactly my cup of tea but it could make a real statement on the catwalk come tartan day.
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10-31-2007, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by pdcorlis How about using variations of one tartan... Modern/Ancient or Modern/Hunting? Not exactly my cup of tea but it could make a real statement on the catwalk come tartan day. | I have to agree here. I think a patchwork kilt of sorts is interesting. Having different variations of the same tartan will keep the sett roughly the same and may lessen the shock of the kilt.
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10-31-2007, 12:24 PM
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You know, my local fabric store sells patchwork tartan... roughly 3x3"... I've often wondered what could be done with it... perhaps a cheap, light weight patchwork kilt...?
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If you are really serious, feel free to take off a couple of feet of the Light Grey Leatherneck Urban Warfare tartan number 16. I think there is plenty to spare!
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