House of Edgar has all my money...why am I so happy?

**MacSimoin** · 24th April 06, 06:59 PM

I recently placed two orders with TartanKilts.com, The House of Edgar's retail site:

Order no. 1: One 5-yard medium-weight casual kilt in the County Cavan tartan and one dress leather sporran made by Morrison Sporrans.

Estimated dispatch: 5/19/2006.

Order no. 2: 20 meters of the Fitzsimmons tartan (double-width), from which an 8-yard traditional kilt and two pair of matching tartan flashes will be made (leaving about 16.1 meters left over).

Estimated dispatch: 7/14/2006.

is all I have left to say.

P.S. Most of you have already seen my Fitzsimmons kilt (made by Matt Newsome). If you've never seen a County Cavan kilt, see this site.

**Robin** · 24th April 06, 07:08 PM

Whoppa!

Congrats...I really like The House of Edgar/Tartankilts.com.

**pdcorlis** · 24th April 06, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by MacSimoin

One 5-yard medium-weight casual kilt in the County Cavan tartan... Estimated dispatch: 5/19/2006

Kinda weird, me too... same tartan, same delivery date :rolleyes: go figure!

**GlassMan** · 24th April 06, 08:41 PM

One of these days I'll have to order a kilt from them. I don't have a House of Edgar yet in my collection.

Ohhhh, and I just noticed that they have the MacKay of Strathnaver as an option!!!!

I want a kilt in that soooo badly and no one else seems to have it available. WOW.

Now, how can I sneak another kilt onto the credit card without Nopadon noticing?

**MacSimoin** · 24th April 06, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by pdcorlis

Kinda weird, me too... same tartan, same delivery date :rolleyes: go figure!

You're getting the same medium-weight kilt in the County Cavan tartan?!

"Go figure" is right but I'll also add

and :mrgreen:.

**bangkok kilt** · 24th April 06, 11:07 PM

That County Cavan tartan looks great! Nice purchase. I'll also have to check out the website since I've never seen it before. Thanks for the heads up.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 25th April 06, 04:33 AM

Ohhhh, and I just noticed that they have the MacKay of Strathnaver as an option!!!! I want a kilt in that soooo badly and no one else seems to have it available. WOW.

When we got in a complete set of Edgar swatches in their "Old & Rare" range I spent an afternoon just flipping through them all. Their Mackay of Strathnaver is really attractive. I have no connections to the clan Mackay, but I wouldn't turn down a kilt in this tartan!

One advantage of being a kilt maker is that I get to make kilts in all these beautiful tartans. Even though I can't own a kilt in every tartan I like, I do get to "play" with it for a while -- quite fun!

It would be a handsome kilt!
M

**GMan** · 25th April 06, 05:38 AM

I really do enjoy my House of Edgar, it is priceless! I know that you will love yours, as it sounds as if you already are.

**MacSimoin** · 25th April 06, 05:44 AM

Originally Posted by GMan

...I know that you will love yours, as it sounds as if you already are.

When I first approached Edgar about weaving the Fitzsimmons tartan (and making a kilt), the sales manager suggested I have a look at the colors they'd like to use before I make my decision and place the order. I received a professional CAD print of the tartan and yarn samples of the proposed colors (mills don't use the same dyes). Once I saw the yarn samples (absolutely beautiful!!), I was convinced to place the order.

So, yes...I'm already enjoying the kilt even though I don't have it yet!