All in the (Robertson) Family (the tartan, not the TV comedy)

[SF Jeff]

I HAVE checked all the sources I know of (without visiting Pakistani websites). That includes:

Lochcarron
House of Edgar
Marton Mills
Strathmore
DC Dalgliesh (access blocked, but "someone" owns the website)
Have I missed any?

There is/was a mill in Vancouver called West Coast Woolen Mills. I don't think they are around any longer but you might try a web search for them. They had a beautiful tartan named Caledonian Maple.

I think one of the members here now owns the Dalgliesh inventory.

[jsrnephdoc]

There is/was a mill in Vancouver called West Coast Woolen Mills. I don't think they are around any longer but you might try a web search for them. They had a beautiful tartan named Caledonian Maple.

I think one of the members here now owns the Dalgliesh inventory.

I'd wager that the people who run Lochcarron would have information on that topic, but probably also would not be at liberty to converse on it.

I DID try a web search for "who now owns DC Dalgliesh" that produced an article on the BBC website dated in 2011, stating that DC Dalgliesh had been "saved at the last minute," but also official notices of "Winding Down" from Spring 2025 that contained NO information about what would happen to the company's equipment or inventory. My "Lunar 2" kilt fabric was woven by them just last year.

I also did a web search for "West Coast Woollen Mills" in Vancouver. THAT produced a smarmy and bogus "warning" that my Mac was infected with 13 viruses (there are exactly ZERO viruses in the wild that can infect modern macOS computers).

In the end, probably the route most likely to be successful will be a three step process:

1. Make certain the Clan Donnachaidch chieftain wouldn't be offended by mere clan members or surname "owners" wearing the White Line tartan
2. Find some other people interested in owning kilts made from it (to share the expenses)
3. Get House of Edgar or Marton Mills to weave it.
4. Sort out how individual customers or kilt makers will make the purchase(s). Probably that actually should be step TWO