trying unusual colours

**OC Richard** · 14th November 14, 06:53 AM

So... I saw some plaid place-mats in an interesting combination of colours I can't recall seeing used together in a tartan.

Five minutes on the ScotWeb tartan designer and I came up with this. The colours are striking. Are there any tartans out there like it?

**Laird_M** · 14th November 14, 06:54 AM

Looks quite good to my eye.

**KD Burke** · 14th November 14, 08:08 AM

Lochcarron's "Auld Scotland" comes to mind, though it is lighter in hue overall.

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**sailortats** · 14th November 14, 08:14 AM

Richard, Here is one that is somewhat similar. It is called Stewart silk fragment

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**figheadair** · 14th November 14, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by sailortats

Richard, Here is one that is somewhat similar. It is called Stewart silk fragment

Interesting, that looks nothing like the original specimen.

**sailortats** · 14th November 14, 06:10 PM

@figheadair - Peter perhaps you are thinking of this colorway. This is called ancient while the other one I posted is call reproduction

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**figheadair** · 14th November 14, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by sailortats

@figheadair - Peter perhaps you are thinking of this colorway. This is called ancient while the other one I posted is call reproduction

Unfortunately that's still way off beam. This is often the case with modern weavings that supposedly recreate historical specimens. To be fair to the weavers, they are often simply repeating in woven form what someone has written down. That is the case here. In many of the records of the Tartan Society and old researchers there was no attempt to articulate the original shade and generic colour terms were used instead. That is turn leads to major discrepancies in some tartans between the original and what is worn today. A prime example of this is the MacDonald of Kingsburgh.

**OC Richard** · 15th November 14, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by KD Burke

Lochcarron's "Auld Scotland" comes to mind, though it is lighter in hue overall.

I love that tartan! I made a kilt for myself in it.

I just did another version of the above, with less mustard. I don't know why, but the combination of those three colours really catches my eye.

**sailortats** · 15th November 14, 06:43 AM

@figheadair - Peter, if the 2 photos of the Stewart silk fragment I have posted are so far off the beam could you please post a picture of the proper tartan. I was only going by what appears on the Scottish Register of Tartans.

**denmcdough** · 15th November 14, 06:47 AM

Hey Richard, you always seem to come up with very nice looking tartans. I, for one, like your latest creation. Now, what might you call it? Best to you, Den