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24th January 07, 04:51 PM
#1
The First Sackett Kilt
... arrived last week, according to FedEx. The people in the rental office of my apartment complex didn't tell me until yesterday. 
Sorry, I had to get that out of my system. Now on to business.
Back in this thread, I told you all that Matt had designed a tartan for my family, registered it, and that the cloth had been woven. It is now my honor and privilege to present the first kilt to be made in the Sackett tartan:
I'm not scowling - I'm smiling on the inside. Actually, I'm doing this in the inside: 
The wrinkle at the waist is from bending over to check the camera.
The pleats:
I am easily moved for sympathy for dogs, far more so than for humans, because dogs do not understand. There is no way to explain that you will return, that the vet will make it all better, that they cannot go shooting today because that is not what today is about. They cannot work out that their misery is finite and will some time end, and so their misery is magnified.
Gerald Hammond
Mad Dogs and Scotsmen
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24th January 07, 04:58 PM
#2
Very nice . So what was the cost of having a tartan designed and woven? I've been thinking about it.
Adam
"Down among the dancing quanta, everything exists at once." - Warren Zevon
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24th January 07, 05:07 PM
#3
Those were taken this morning. These were taken after a two-hour drive south to my parents' (and after the batteries in the camera died, so my phone had to be used):
Front:
And side:
Two hours of sitting on them, and the pleats are still good.
Its break-in phase was completed by going for a half-hour hike through the woods in 20°F/-7°C with the dog. I was comfortable the entire time.
The workmanship and quality are the excellent and outstanding kind Matt is known for. Fully lined, inner and outer straps, not a stitch visible. The fabric itself is 16 oz Locharron, and the colors are perfect. The camera (or the screen) isn't catching the richness of the earth tones.
I am easily moved for sympathy for dogs, far more so than for humans, because dogs do not understand. There is no way to explain that you will return, that the vet will make it all better, that they cannot go shooting today because that is not what today is about. They cannot work out that their misery is finite and will some time end, and so their misery is magnified.
Gerald Hammond
Mad Dogs and Scotsmen
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24th January 07, 05:07 PM
#4
Excellent!!! very well done
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24th January 07, 05:12 PM
#5
Very nice looking tartan and outfit! Kudos to Matt on the kilt!
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24th January 07, 05:16 PM
#6
Adam - Matt's base price for design, registration, and 4 yards single-width of woven cloth is $925. I asked for a total of 10 yards, double-width, so my total was $1881. So twice the price, but one brother wants a great kilt, Dad's getting something made, and there will be enough left for something for brother #2.
I am easily moved for sympathy for dogs, far more so than for humans, because dogs do not understand. There is no way to explain that you will return, that the vet will make it all better, that they cannot go shooting today because that is not what today is about. They cannot work out that their misery is finite and will some time end, and so their misery is magnified.
Gerald Hammond
Mad Dogs and Scotsmen
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24th January 07, 05:19 PM
#7
You smile like I smile...
And that is a nice looking kilt you have there.
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24th January 07, 05:23 PM
#8
Outstanding Kilt
Great Looking Kilt!!! I love the colors, I am going to get Matt to design a Family Tartan after we get our colors decided on. My father always wanted one to represent the VA side of our family. Looks like I will have to add your Tartan to my wish list. If that is ok CR66
HERMAN, COL ARMY of the United States
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24th January 07, 05:27 PM
#9
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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24th January 07, 05:34 PM
#10
Great colours. Sounds like the initial outlay is well worth it.
The Grant.
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