State Tartans

[arrogcow]

Some of us have tried that too. Supposedly we will be notified the next time they are ready to order (and a couple of their members are members here as well).

Thanks
Adam

[fluter]

Dumb question, perhaps, but I recently was looking online at the Ohio tartan, and thought it an interesting 'patriotic' colored tartan. Looking online, including the STA list the Ohio State tartan which is really different, and has a green in it.

Comparing the one on Scotweb and that on district-tartans.com---they appear to have the same thread count.

The one on Scotweb has two green stripes placed prominently, and they show up very green. That may be a computer-generated image. On district-tartans.com, the green is more muted, but still green. It runs across the right edge and the lower portion of the swatch photo.

If you happen to get a custom weave, try to go through an experienced kiltmaker who does it often (Matt, Barb T., Steve of FK). They can specify the colors to your preference. No doubt Scotweb can, too, given swatches to approximate what you want, or some precise guidance.

Matt (M. A. C. Newsome) specializes in the 4-yard box pleat kilt, and a custom woven 4-yard is sort-of affordable, well, depending on whether you can afford it. At least, it's more reasonable than spending $600 for the wool alone, and you get a unique heirloom garment.

If enough people go together, the wool can be woven double-width, so the wool cost is halved. That's the great attraction in pooling resources, as we did with the Carolina tartan last year.