HoE Barclay Dress Muted 13oz

**HeathBar** · 6th August 07, 08:02 AM

This is a length of Barclay Dress muted tartan. It is from House of Edgars "old and rare" collection. I got it through Matt and the museum. I will be using it to make a kilt for my father. I will have it ready for the Tennessee Highland Festival. It will be his first kilt, so I have to do a bang-up job.

He wanted the Barclay dress colors, and I thought this version would be the best. The yellow is a dark gold. Kind of like spicy mustard. Its not the bright yellow you normally see.

I might post some photos of the building progress, but will get some up when it is finished and some of us both wil our kilts on.

**Barclay** · 6th August 07, 09:46 AM

Nice choice, cousin. I like the muted a lot better than our standard dress colours. Matt's been asking me about getting a Barclay 4-yard knife pleat, and this may be the ticket. Looking forward to seeing it, you and your dad in Tennessee in October and to seeing the pictures of the project.

**Peter C.** · 7th August 07, 11:57 AM

I am not keen on the bright yellow tartans but I do like this one. I've never seen it before. Hopefully I'll see it in the flesh one day, maybe at the festival.

Peter

**McMurdo** · 7th August 07, 12:03 PM

Pictures of your progress would be most welcome, you are a braver man than I, I wince when I have to replace a button.

**Arlen** · 7th August 07, 12:23 PM

Very, very nice.
Hope to see the pictures shortly.

**HeathBar** · 13th August 07, 07:38 AM

I ripped the material this morning. Here you see the two halves that will make the kilt. The third peice will be used to make the waistband and maybe some flashes. I think I will give what left to to my mom for her to make a sash. I think it fitting that her sash be made frm the same material as his kilt.

**pdcorlis** · 13th August 07, 07:43 AM

You go HB! Nothing is more exhilarating than grabbing some really expensive tartan material and giving it a rip - love that smell

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 13th August 07, 07:58 AM

Heath,

I happen to have that same ironing board cover! Couldn't pass up the tartan design!

**McClef** · 13th August 07, 08:07 AM

I love yellow in kilts and as you say it's nicely muted so I am sure the finished product will look fantastic!

And of course we will all want photos...