Romsdal district tartan or Sinclair hunting tartan?

[Johnny Selkie]

Johnny, I don't think you should be so concerned about what tartan is most proper to wear or what your friends and clan member will say if you wear the one or the other tartan. In basic you can wear what ever tartan you like. You have to feel it in your heart which tartan is the right one without thinking of what others might think. If you have a swatch of the Sinclair tartan you may find samples of the romsdal tartan at Husfliden so you can compare. just remember that the fabric they use at the Husfliden is a very different quality than the one from Dalgliesh. You should also check out the size of the Romsdal tartan set. I belive that the set is a bit smaller on the bunad fabric than on the kilt fabric.

You are talking about visiting the Caledonian Society, which Society are you thinking of? NLoken and I are members of the Caledonian Society of Norway, are you a fellow member? If not, you are welcome anytime. Just contact NLoken or me and we invite you to on of our meetings.

Skål!

Great idea Oddern, why didn't I think of going to the local husfliden to compare the Sinclair swatches with the Romsdalen fabric, wish I had a DC Dalgliesh Romsdal tartan swatch though.
I have nocticed that the Romsdal tartan sett is smaller in its bunad version as its ment to be used in waistcoats, I wish there was a swatch with bigger sett available so I could see the visual difference, but thanks again for the husfliden idea.

As for the Caledonian societies I was thinking about checking out what the Caledonian Society of Norway in Oslo was all about as I've heard nothing but praises about "the cally" every time I've been at the Dubliner in Rådhusgata for a dram or a pint, a good conversation and great music. I'm not a fellow member, but I do appricate the warm welcome and invitation and I'll remember to contact one of you guys about the society when I feel I have the time to attend a meeting. As of now I'm using lots of my time gathering familly documents in order to obtain my clan Sinclair membership. When I look at the constitution of the caledonian society I see that membership is seperated into three categories: 1) Scottish nationals. 2) Norwegians with Scottish antecedents or associations. And 3) At the discretion of the Committee, Norwegians and other nationals especially interested in Scotland and her culture. By Scottish associations do they mean clan association memberships or is just enough have a geographical/historical association?