Which tartan should i choose

[alabama kiltie]

I am of scottish blood on both my mother and father's sides of my family. Both of them also have tartans they belong too. My mother being a Glass, which is an offshoot of Stewart. And my father being a young, which ahs it's own tartan for the name young. Interestingly though, my fathers mother is a stewart of scottishe descent. Because of this she named my uncle Stewart with and ew, instead of an au. so i'm wondering if i should go with the tartan associated with my last name, or the one that the majority of my family is associated with.

[Tattoo Bradley]

It's all personal choice of course. But, since my surname is Scottish (Henderson) I went with that tartan for my first kilt, and coincidentally another Henderson tartan for my current kilt on order. There's more Irish than anything else on my mother's side. But, I did find some Gilmore/Morrison in there, and I will most certainly have a kilt made in the "Morrison Red" (ancient) tartan. SO, I guess my answer to you is: GET BOTH!

[keepoffgrass]

thats up to you. I know you can find a Stewart Tartan kilt really easy. Most of the kilt makers on here have two or three Stewart Tartans. Stillwater has both Royal Stewart and Black Stewart kilts for like $80. Stillwater seems to get a good review for the most part. If you hang here long enough you'll get the catch the fever too, it sounds like you already have it, and you'll end up with both plus more.

[alabama kiltie]

I think i might just make a $80 black stewart from stillwater my next kilt. I already ahve a sport kilt in the Garrison tartan. I randomly picked it out because it was a universal tartan and had a lot fo bottle green and balck. Now i'm more interested in ehritage than looks

[O'Neille]

You'll like the Black Stewart. I've got one that's been through a lot. They're great if you need a quick kilt fix. O'Neille

[Alan H]

Just a note: If I remember rightly, the Youngs were a border family. That means that any tartan associated with that family is probably a new invention.

Not that there's anything wrong with that, eh? I mean, after I finish my XMarks kilt, a Hall tartan box=pleat kilt is on my list, and the Hall tartan is very new as well. Halls were Border ruffians, too.

I only bring this up because if it's heritage you're interested in, you *might* want to go with the older, more established tartan first. Maybe.

Or maybe not. It's entirely up to you.

[Caradoc]

Just a note: If I remember rightly, the Youngs were a border family. That means that any tartan associated with that family is probably a new invention.

Any tartan associated with a "family" is a new invention, historically speaking.

[cajunscot]

Any tartan associated with a "family" is a new invention, historically speaking.

Of course, that is relative as well; to those in Scotland, the early 19th century is "new", while to an American (especially my students!) it is "ancient" history!

T.

[alabama kiltie]

I did a little research into the young tartan, and the first kilt sewn with that specific tartan was dated to 1752 so maybe it i older than we think, it probably only became registered to my family recently

[cajunscot]

I did a little research into the young tartan, and the first kilt sewn with that specific tartan was dated to 1752 so maybe it i older than we think, it probably only became registered to my family recently

Here's what the Tartan Authority's Tartan Index has to say:

This is Douglas tartan with motif of Christina Young's arisaidh plaid, (#1722) of 1726, superimposed on blue. Designed by Derek Young, Benderloch, Oban, 1992. Lochcarron sample dated January 1997. Sample in STA Johnston Collection. . The blue and green background colours are normally woven at twice the width shown here for a kilt tartan. The design retains the unusual purple - yellow - orange box check of the original blanket and changes only the ground colour to the traditional West Coast greens and blues. Sample in STA Dalgety Collection. Also sample in weathered colours.

Regards,

Todd