wanted: pics of kilts in some rare tartans

[OC Richard]

One of the fantastic things about this forum is the enormous variety of kilts that the members have.

I've been struck recently by a huge Jonesing to make my own kilt, and I've been looking at dozens (hundreds?) of photos of tartans on websites, trying to decide what tartan to go with.

Members have been very helpful, for example pointing me towards a photo of an American Heritage kilt pleated to the line, and also kilts in Auld Lang Syne tartan.

I really would love to see photos of some of the following tartans made up into kilts, and especially how they're pleated etc.

Scotland Forever

Strathisla

Spirit of Scotland Ancient

Western Isles

O'Reilly

Lindsay Weathered

Cooper Ancient

Alba Heirloom

thanks so much for any photos you have! Richard

[Paul]

I have an Auld Lang Syne kilt that currently doesn't fit me due to weight loss, though I love the tartan!

Here's a pic of the front from tartanweb:


and another:


and another:

[Riverkilt]

Check out House of Edgar's line of old and rare tartans. I have their Cameron black and red in a kilt.

[OC Richard]

Check out House of Edgar's line of old and rare tartans. I have their Cameron black and red in a kilt.

cool! can you share a photo of the kilt? thanks!

On Ebay I found kilt photos of these:

Freedom tartan:



Scotland the Brave tartan:

[Riverkilt]

Aye, done.

Cameron Black and Red from House of Edgar's Old and Rare collection. 13 ounce wool, hand sewn.





Since you seem to be open to some new rare tartans...? Here's Macdonald of Kingsburgh - a pre-Culloden tartan. I like it since its from the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye, home of my ancestors. 16 ounce wool from D.C. Dalgliesh, hand sewn.





Hope that helps. What a wonderful quest you're on!

[OC Richard]

Very nice and thanks! I don't think I'd seen either of those tartans done up in a kilt before, and I'd never heard of Cameron Black and Red.

Now I've come across a newer trade tartan called Pride of Scotland and it comes in a bewildering variety of variations.

Here's a model wearing the Pride of Scotland Modern and here's a customer-owned kilt done up in it... it's odd how differently coloured the two are. I'm not sure who actually weaves Pride of Scotland.

[RedLichtie]

Although not a rare tartan - it's freely (although sadly not free) available from the Lochcarron Strome range - I've never seen anyone else wearing this tartan. It gets positive or inquisitive comments whenever I wear it, mostly as the colours are quite unusual I think.

Thomson Ancient Hunting

[figheadair]

Aye, done.

Since you seem to be open to some new rare tartans...? Here's Macdonald of Kingsburgh - a pre-Culloden tartan. I like it since its from the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye, home of my ancestors. 16 ounce wool from D.C. Dalgliesh, hand sewn.

I was fortunate to see the original Kingsburgh piece some years ago. DW Stewart got both the sett and colours wrong in his 1893 book Old & Rare Scottish Tartans and so it's been ever since.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I'm a bit confused. Is this thread intended as a place simply to display photos of tartans that may be a bit rare? Or (as it seems to me) was the original poster asking for photos of some specific tartans?

I really would love to see photos of some of the following tartans made up into kilts, and especially how they're pleated etc.

Scotland Forever

Strathisla

Spirit of Scotland Ancient

Western Isles

O'Reilly

Lindsay Weathered

Cooper Ancient

Alba Heirloom

thanks so much for any photos you have! Richard

[OC Richard]

Yes Matt I suppose I wasn't very clear!

I came across some specific tartans, most (but not all) newer "trade" tartans, which I could only find images of small swatches (usually computer generated). I wondered what those tartans would look like made up into a kilt.

Then I came across a couple tartans that I could only find in photos of models wearing them on Highland Dress seller's sites, such as that one tantalising photo of Spirit of Bannockburn, which judging from that one tiny photo is lovely.

About the mint green in Hunting Thompson, I think it's one of those things where at distance the eye blends two colours together. So, sky blue and green lines side-by-side, from distance, looks like mint green.
Likewise there's no teal in British Columbia but the blue and green side-by-side blend to create a teal look at distance.

(PS I've found this image of a model wearing Spirit of Bannockburn on several sites. I'm guessing that Dalgliesh weaves it, but I don't really know.)