Massive new tartan range - please comment!

**Nick Fiddes** · 26th January 07, 11:12 AM

Once again I'm asking for your kind thoughts on yet another major upgrade to our Tartan Finder. Feedback from this expert community has been hugely helpful in the past, so any thoughts and criticisms are as usual very welcome! It's at http://kiltstore.net/materialfinder.html

The main changes are:

1. We now offer the ENTIRE tartans list from the Scottish Tartans Authority, available woven to order in single kilt lengths at 11oz or 16oz (unless copyright). This effectively trebles our existing (large) range.

2. We've redesigned the search/browse interface yet again to make it clearer and more helpful than ever before, based on earlier feedback.

3. We've added many new fabrics off the shelf, particularly at the budget end of the spectrum. If any mill weaves it, we should have it.

4. Many tartan images are larger and much improved, including the STA ones that are generated from thread counts with a clever algorithm that we believe shows them more accurately than anywhere else.

5. I'm not sure if I've said this before, but we've also added a huge tweed range, including loads of authentic Harris Tweeds. Tweed kilt anyone?

There are still a few known issues that we're working on to iron out, such as tartans showing the wrong nationality, or being shown separately when they should be grouped together. But please let us know of any issues or problems at all, as we steadily improve what we believe was already the world's best tartans resource. Much appreciated guys! :-)

Thanks

Nick

**IEScotsman** · 26th January 07, 11:45 AM

It looks like a great search tool. You have an extensive database and it is easy to use. But no swatch of the Scottish National??? ;)

**Splash_4** · 26th January 07, 11:56 AM

Nice update and a few more options in a tartan I am interested in!

**Livingston** · 26th January 07, 12:17 PM

I'm in trouble now.

Just found 2 tartans at $84.72069 per meter that I need to add to my wish list. Both of them companies that are now part of the one I work for.

**Monkey@Arms** · 26th January 07, 12:22 PM

When I click on a tartan eg. Polaris to get a larger image, it doesn't load (the loading msg just goes on and on . . .)

Best regards,

Jake

**thescot** · 26th January 07, 12:53 PM

Ditto what Monkey said. Otherwise, it's great.

**RockyR** · 26th January 07, 12:54 PM

Now THAT'S a SEARCH function! Great job, Nick!

Originally Posted by IEScotsman

It looks like a great search tool. You have an extensive database and it is easy to use. But no swatch of the Scottish National??? ;)

http://kiltstore.net/tartan/Scotland...hterm=scotland

**Nick Fiddes** · 26th January 07, 01:03 PM

Thanks guys. :-) Monkey and thescot, would you mind telling me what browser you're using? We knew there was an issue like this with Safari on the Mac (which is what I use mostly!) but if it's anything else we'd be grateful to know about it.

Any more feedback also gratefully received!