Kilt directories

**Phil Wright** · 7th April 05, 10:39 AM

I shall continue to show my ignorance....
A thread the other day stated 'am I the only one to follow others around identifying tartans' (- or words to that effect.)Are there such things as tartan directories? Seems to me that it would be good to have tartan identification listings by tartan base colour then subsections by major colours etc. My (albeit brief) searches have not found anything yet.
Phil

**macwilkin** · 7th April 05, 10:54 AM

The Tartan Index on the Scottish Tartans Authority web site gives thread counts & descriptions of tartans, but you have to be a member with a user ID & password to login. It's well worth it, btw.

Cheers,

Todd

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 7th April 05, 11:50 AM

I have a listing here on my own web site:
http://albanach.org/tartanresources.html

The STA's Index is the one I use most often, but if you need to identify a tartan based on the colors, use the tool on the House of Tartan site. Not perfect, but the best that's out there for performing this function.

Aye,
Matt

**Phil Wright** · 11th April 05, 08:34 AM

Thanks for the advice; addresses duly noted.

Phil

**Riverkilt** · 11th April 05, 10:01 AM

Yike's!!

ANOTHER LOOMING ADDICTION

Was having breakfast at the Rock Springs Cafe in Black Canyon City, AZ yesterday morning (kilted of course) and caught myself studying the pattern on the curtains of the restaurant trying to figure out if it was a plaid or a tartan of some sort.

Catch myself trying to identify the tartans on the three pack boxer shorts at WalMart...

Is there therapy available??

Ron

**GMan** · 11th April 05, 10:04 AM

Ron,

I know what you are talking about. Anywhere I go and see a plaid I try to figure out what tartan it is

**Verlyn** · 11th April 05, 11:06 AM

Wait a minute Ron, I thought YOU were some type of therapist/counselor. Oh, we're all in trouble now.

**macgreggor** · 11th April 05, 01:13 PM

i haven't even gathered the wherewithal to buy a kilt yetand...i went swimming with my family yesterday and my wife caught me looking at a YOUNG lass in a nicely patterned swim suit. i was just trying out the color combinations for a kilt

twas the truth though!
macG

**bubba** · 11th April 05, 01:21 PM

MacGreggor, my wife is of the opinion that men will window shop but if I ever try to handle the merchandise she WILL insure my swift and brutal demise.