Welcome back. I know the issue of life getting in the way.

These threads are always good to see. Thank you for posting.

I would check with the Ren Scots for a person in Colorado as I know they have people who can make kilts, and at least one person who weaves their own tartans.
http://renscots.org

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Many of these are not the meanings I know for the acronyms, and I have often find myself looking up acronyms and using the context to see what the meaning would be. Many acronyms have multiple...

While I'm pretty sure I have seen this tartan before yet I am not finding any information about it. I would guess a fashion tartan yet a tartan historian on here could have better resources than I...

The huge debate of who owns the rights to the DNA? I feel it should be the individual who was born with the DNA and many of these companies act as though they own the rights to the DNA of the people...

Glad everyone made it out safe. I understand watching our for snakes more then bears, if you make noise a bear will normally leave before you get there while a snake can strike without working. I...

I have advised many people to research the family tree and the DNA companies before they decide if the testing is for them. There is always the chance with these tests the results will not show an...

This is an interesting mystery. I do not see variations of the name on a ship list and the earliest I see is in Pennsylvania from the 1700s. I think the name changed after the family arrived in...

First, I have nothing against DNA testing. I see it as a tool that can help if you know how to read the information. I recommend reading and watching reviews of the DNA companies before you decide....

There are several old tartans that are not listed as clan or family tartans, many show as fashion or regional on the Scottish Register of Tartans and a few are thought to predate some of the clan...

The first sporran I ever made was a basic flap sporran and I was never fully satisfied with how it looked. I then moved over to making hunting sporrans that look better yet do not close in a way that...

To some degree someone can tell where a family is from with the family name, yet there are often multiple origins for a name. Pritchard is one of the few that I have only found as Welsh as it is from...

Several items in the listing look like the military styled items made for pipe bands that are not actually part of a military regiment. There is a noticeable difference between civilian item based on...

I look forward to seeing pictures. I have on multiple occasions considered some of the more economical kilt options that Celtic Croft has to offer.

Hopefully you can find some Swedish immigration records and ship lists. A ship list sometime only has name and at other times has name, place of birth, family members and other useful information. If...

I have found Swedish genealogy a challenge. One of my grandmothers is Swedish, and I have not found records before her parents. One of the biggest issues I have found is how few family names there...

Interesting jacket. I'm not sure I would have gone with that many tartans if it was me picking out the material, yet it really does draw attention.

As a fan of history I have studied some and I find that there is far less known about history then expected. This has led to archaeological finds rewriting the history books quite often.

An...

On a quick search I see there are at least two different origins for the surname Lowder, most commonly English. Haley also has several different places of origin, with English and Scottish as the...

Welcome from Colorado

Unfortunately I will miss the Q & A as I will be working at that time. Will some of the questions and answers be posted somewhere afterwards?

As far as Welsh tartans go there are several out...

I finished another sporran with black sheep skin and a red hair on sheep for the fur. The backing leather is cow.

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A picture of the two hair on skins can be found on his thread:...

I have considered leather cantle and flap sporrans with these. They look like they would work great with either in a fur front or semi-formal type of look. I have a few different options in mind, and...

I got these two lamb skins for Christmas from my wife and am thinking about what to make out of them. Not all of my leather and leather working tools have been unpacked from our move so it might take...