Lusting (forgive me Lord) for tartan!

[Woodsheal]

Graham,

These folks carry the Braveheart tartan, and kilts in it, too!

http://www.tartanweb.com/tartan_outp...RUE&category=O

[Graham]

Thanks bjcustard and woodsheal for the very useful info. I think I'll see if I can get a sample and then maybe get someone like Rocky make the kilt up. There is more chance of me driving a car in Denver on the right hand side of the road than me trying to make a kilt :grin:

Prester John I think I am safe from sin ;-) I just checked the 'manual' and it says:

Exo 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ***, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

So seeking to purchase something should not come under "coveting" or "lusting" phew!!
I'm not out of trouble yet tho' Matt 6:25 ( "Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?") says I shouldn't be worrying about it.
I'm not worried, really!!

Don't you just love the Word...there's an answer for everything, but I'd better leave it there....I'll get into trouble ;-)
(btw, my post meant no disrespect to catholic traditions even though I'm protestant)

Blu, a thought provoking list of warnings there, again, I think I'm safe having never done any of those terrible things.

However, while I've not lied to my wife in fact I've not told her yet that I've ordered another kilt from Rocky. No, I won't give you her email address. (graham pokes his tongue out)

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Graham,

That tartan was produced by Islay Woolen Mills for the film. Way back in March I had a request from someone for a box pleated kilt in the Braveheart tartan, so I contacted Islay Woolen Mills.

They produce the cloth in both a light weight plain weave and a heavy weight twill weave. The latter is what you would want for a kilt. The cost of the cloth is a bit more expensive than what I normally pay for tartan cloth (I don't know if they were quoting me wholesale or retail -- it was either expensive wholesale or fairly reasonable retail).

Anyway, the bottom line is that I was able to quote the gentleman a price of $380 for a kilt in that cloth (compare to $350 which is my usual price for standard tartans). He ended up not getting a kilt in this tartan, but I'd give anyone else the same price.

When I spoke with the gentleman at Islay Woollen Mills, he said he was out of the heavy weight twill and would have to weave it again, so it may be a while before it was available. This was way back in March, though, so I imagine that would have been done by now.

Aye,
Matt