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29th December 08, 08:13 PM
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I can't recall off the top of my head right now if you got the modern Hunting Fraser from me or the ancient Hunting Fraser. The lighting in the pic you posted is not all that great. so it's kind of hard to tell. If memory serves, though, you did get the ancient Hunting Fraser.
But I just wanted to clarify that there is no such thing as "Modern Ancient Fraser." A tartan is either woven in the modern colors or the ancient colors. The two are exclusive. You can read about tartan color schemes here:
http://albanach.org/colors.html
But you are right, the Ebay kilt does look different. Here is why. The kilt you have from me was made from premeir heavy weight kilt cloth, 100% wool, woven by Lochcarron of Scotland. The Ebay kilt is made from synthetic material, woven in Asia, more than likely in Pakistan. While you will notice some color differences among woolen mills even in Scotland (Lochcarron's ancient Hunting Fraser will look a bit different than House of Edgar's anient Hunting Fraser, for example), tartan cloth woven in Pakistan has a reputation for the colors being "starker" than in Scottish cloth, for lack of a better term. That's a good part of what you are seeing here.
Another thing to consider is the fact that the Asian mills don't always get the tartan pattern correct, either. In this case, they wove the Hunting Fraser without the white stripe. So it's really not the Hunting Fraser at all, but some variation of it.
Buyer beware!
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