Now before somebody says "why didn't you do a search?" I will say that I just did one, and read through the 20 pages going back to 2007 which came up when I searched the word "saltire" (most having to do with a certain airship...)

I suppose everyone has seen these "saltire kilts". The Scots singer Alex Beaton usually performed in one, and when I've piped at weddings which had a Scottish contingent (Scots who flew over for the wedding) there's always at least one of these kilts to be seen, indicating that they're popular in Scotland:


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I have some questions

1) how is the saltire effect on the pleats done?

2) what is the actual tartan of these kilts? What is it called? Who designed it and who weaves it?

3) would it be possible to have a kilt made of this tartan, but without the saltire effect on the pleats?

Thanks! Richard