Understood and please do, Mr. MacDonald. As always, on matters concerning the "VS", I utilized the Stewart / Thompson source to sort the vagaries mentioned earlier, including their thread counts. ...

Thank you very much for the new article Mr. MacDonald.
Ryan

When I created my "VS" copy for use at the Scottish Heritage Society Tent and the Clan Donnachaidh Tent, I included every permutation of the available setts: published, textual and by thread count. ...

Mr. MacDonald,
Thank you very much for this.

Well, I'm going to take "military connections" as a two-putt (wink, nod). Otherwise, being a new design, I've nothing really.
Ryan

Ah, yes. So, what I presumed "white" is actually "azure / light blue" at the pivot. And, that yellow border-stripe is only 2-threads, perhaps silk in an earlier era?
Is this something that D.C....

It has elements of many: 42nd motif in B,S seems an effect from the "Band Sett" as well as "Fraser" & "MacNab" (different colours); the W sprainge in the middle of the R,G,B repeated pattern is...

Mr. MacDonald,
I just wanted to add my gratitude, as has everyone, to your continued efforts in educating us with thorough research and excellent prose. Thank you very much for this. I, as...

Excellent and interesting conversation. Thank you guys, for your contribution and scholarship.
Ryan M. Liddell

Thank you very much for that. I've never seen the loom in action. The rhythm of the shuttle, your head & legs is noticeable, as well how the component parts all work together just behind what is...

Mr. Oettle,
Clearly, you are not familiar with my postings, nor my interaction with Mr. MacDonald, to characterize my posts on this topic as "nitpicking" - not only unfair, but patently inaccurate. ...

Sir, I've been nothing but respectful. I've hung myself out on this forum, leave to great criticism, simultaneously divulging and sourcing my methodology. In return, I've intimated, in fact begged...

All this for "of Lovat"?

Like I said, seems to relegate the balance of tartanology to the bin. As well, at one point, you mentioned "I realize I am in possession of all the facts...". The...

Yes, it's obvious that McGH's date was wrong. To be fair, we don't know if he ever saw the original and so may have been working with second-hand knowledge.

Did I say that this wasn't a Fraser...

1. 18th century specimen that I discovered recently is from the same plaid as the speimen in the OP. That tartan, as you correctly identified is what is known as Fraser of Altyre. The newly...

I think I understand your position:

1. The discovered extant specimen is the "Cumming" sample you referred to earlier. Essentially, this piece is from the same "Fraser of Altyre" piece, but can...

1. Does the position that this sett is "misnamed" derive from legal conventions surrounding male land-holders and "Name-of-Place" v. Female's inaccess to such designation or status, you mentioned...

My opinion tempered by our continued education is as follows:
It stays a "Fraser" ascription. Now, language - specifically terminology - is important. That being said, what do we know of Tartanry...

Lucky you, to have such access. I, as well as others, await your research findings. Thanks you for your continued efforts in this field. I will / do have questions re: naming conventions...

OCRichard, Sir,

That's brilliant! It was a wind-up, of course. My father is old enough to recall, not remember, Jackie Milburn. In fact, he has a 'Milburn 9' reproduction shirt from Toffs, Ltd....

Very cool. I was raised on Marvel. But my brother did have Detective Comics, the original "Superman" comics (just after Action Comics) and Green Lantern. Great stuff.
Well done.
Ryan

Please tell me your bars are for Queen's Park F.C. or The Buddies of St. Mirren and NOT The 'toon Army in Newcastle?

That is a brilliant image. One of these years, we will get up there. Can't promise I'll sport my "McInally" Buchanan kilt (it may be another tartan of our family), but we'd like to go.

Ryan M....

Colin,
You never mentioned anything about Kung Fu. I'm not sure how I feel about such an omission :cool:. We'll have to delve into this over a dram at the Caledonian. There is a "famous" Aikido...

Mr. MacDonald,
It is hardly any fun :clap:
Ryan