Tartan cockade?

**flyrod6057** · 6th September 11, 10:07 PM

So I've been looking through the forum for info on replacing the standard self-colored cockade on the balmoral with one made of tartan material. I'm sure someone's done this before, and I was wondering if anyone has some advice/knowledge/wisdom/PICTURES of how things should be? for example: to hem or not? Size? Material? Etc...

Well rabble! To it! Do yer worst lads and lassies!

**HeathBar** · 7th September 11, 06:49 AM

When tartan is used as a cockade, it is usually just a square piece of material maybe three inches. I'd make it just a bit larger than your badge. You could back it with some light weight fusible interfacing and then stitch it on the bonnet. There is a photo of one in member Bold Highlander's album.

**longhuntr74** · 7th September 11, 07:10 AM

I like the combination of a square/rectangle of tartan...edges left raw...with the black silk bow on top (basically just replacing the back half of the cockade). I've seen them done in all tartan as well as a combination of the same tartan...ancient colors for the backing and modern for the front bow, etc.

**Zardoz** · 7th September 11, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by HeathBar

When tartan is used as a cockade, it is usually just a square piece of material maybe three inches. I'd make it just a bit larger than your badge. You could back it with some light weight fusible interfacing and then stitch it on the bonnet. There is a photo of one in member Bold Highlander's album.

Don't have any good photos handy, but I've done the 'tartan square' before and liked the look. I have not done anything too fancy, I generally just cut a square, fray the edges a bit, and pin it down with the badge.
off topic, I've also been playing with making cockades in livery colors.

**Harold Cannon** · 7th September 11, 09:34 AM

Here is one that I like it is from a transvaal scottish pipe majors balmoral bonnet.

**madmacs** · 7th September 11, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Harold Cannon

Here is one that I like it is from a transvaal scottish pipe majors balmoral bonnet.

Nice...

**flyrod6057** · 7th September 11, 05:23 PM

Gave it a shot...

Had a little MacLean Hunting around. Some scissors and a few stitches later we have what you see here.

I think I'll keep it.......

**madmacs** · 7th September 11, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by flyrod6057

Gave it a shot...

Had a little MacLean Hunting around. Some scissors and a few stitches later we have what you see here.

I think I'll keep it.......

I think you should just send the hat cockade and badge all to me...