Scottish Wildcat Tartan: first look

[Rod Roy]

What a beautiful tartan!
I"m very impressed. Where can I buy it?

Cheers Rod

[marypenny]

Oh! As a seamstress ( and a very new-bee kiltmaker) let me just drool ever so slightly over that lovely material. The hand on that must be very soft. Beautiful, just beautiful.

[Benning Boy]

Don't get me wrong, I really like the colors in the Paul Henry pics, better than the weavers colors in all previous pics of the design published on XMarks. But being a pretty good photographer I can see a warm light, maybe natural light towards late afternoon, was used to make the photographs. That can greatly alter perception of color. I trust Barb's assessment implictly. So if she likes it, I probably will too. Just can't wait to see it.

Out of curiosity, I've measured 16 samples of tartan I have here in regimental weigh wool, 16 and 13 ounce wool, P/V and acrylic. Those by a mill that daren't be named are almost perfect, one being dead on square. Others by more northerly mills are more out of square, with an example by a mill located in the Scottish Lowlands being amongst the most out of square of the UK samples. Samples woven in the Highlands are all much closer to being square, only being a few millimeters off. By far the most out of square tartan I have is that in my Sportkilt. Who knows where than was woven. Of my sample selection are representatives of five Scottish Mills, a Canadian mill, and one that daren't be named, and two unknow mills, probably Pakistani.

Considering the most out of square, they are in order, Sportkilt, unknown Pakistani weaver supplying Stillwater, a Scots boutique weaver whose name I can't remember, but can look up if need be, and a Lowland weaver. The more northerly weavers are all pretty danged good. However, the mill that daren't be named is the best. You can't get much better than perfect.