Time to VOTE for a NY State tartan

[Brian K]

I did not mean for my post to be discouraging, just one man's (not even a resident, just a drifter) opinion. Dont stress about this. NYS hasnt had a tartan this long, why rush things. Take your time, explore your options, and do what will make you and the majority of the residents of the great state happy!

Bishop

Don't worry, Bishop, I'm not really discouraged. I guess it's like having someone talk about your children in front of you and if it's anything other than unalloyed praise you wonder what you could have done differently.

I was a bit mortified to have Barb T. say that A would give a kilt maker nightmares, but I understand what she means and take the criticism in the manner she intended it - helpfully. No tartan designer wants to hear Barb say she'd rather not work with fabric they designed!

I'm sure also that the fact that I am the only speaker tomorrow at a memorial service for a cousing who no one can think of anything good to say about doesn't help my feelings either. I've been fretting about it all week and the only reason I agreed is I am hoping to make things easier for my Aunt. She has an image of him that is, shall we say, different from the rest of us and now that he's gone there's no reason for that to change. Once that's behind me I'm sure I'll be on an even keel once more. Right now it's a bit hard though.

Honestly, though, there's still a week left in the poll and there is no reason we can't change any or all of the three designs to something more to everyone's liking, or to come up with something entirely different. I really am in no hurry. I'd rather do it right than quick and since this is our project right now I think we have a lot of latitude in how we finalize this. Whatever design we choose we need to get some expert advice and tweak it to make sure it is suitable for kilts and other tartan applications. I won't mention a name because the offer was made in a PM, but we do have such an expert who is willing to help us make sure we have something that will satisfy the most particular kilt maker or owner.

Regards,

Brian