hodden grey

[OC Richard]

Lovely! I'd not seen their Mess Dress before.

Here's the PM of the London Scottish



and the pipe band of the Toronto Scottish



Note the blue fringe to the kilts, not visible in the photos above of the London Scottish due to the camera angle.

[Pleater]

It looks to be about the same colour as young Herdwick sheep - they change colour as they get older, losing the redness and becoming greyer.

The shepherds used to colour the rams with powdered red ochre so they could see where they were amongst the grey ewes. And presumably where they had been......

Using the lambswool would probably give the reddest hue, and with the Herdwick being a mountain breed the grey wool makes a fabric that is close kin to sandpaper.

Now all you need to find is someone who keeps rare breeds of sheep, a spinner and a weaver.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[madmacs]

Looks kind of like this one that just ended on ebay... Would have been tempted if it was my size...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...rU%252Bp8%253D

[creagdhubh]

In reference to one of the photos that Richard posted, "PM of the London Scottish", featured in that particular photo is P/M Christopher Macpherson. Chris is a staunch Monarchist, former personal piper to the late Queen Mother, and great supporter of the Clan Macpherson Association, specifically through the England and Wales branch.

Below are other photos, in which I took of him, whilst piping at a Clan Macpherson, Burns' Night celebration in London. There is also a link to the Clan Macpherson online museum, which houses an area dedicated to him and his extraordinary career. He is a true gentleman and a superb piper.

http://www.sonasmor.net/067Ld.PMChris.html