So, a client from this forum wanted an X Marks the Scot tartan kilt, but didn't want to wait for another large group order. Who can blame him?

So he commissioned me to do a custom run of the tartan for his kilt in 16 oz wool. When I did so, I decided (with his approval) to have it woven according to the original specs of the tartan as I designed it. See, when Gordon Kirkbright had it woven at F&K, he changed a few things (with my permission), making the tartan darker, and changing the proportions somewhat.

This is the first time, to my knowledge, that the X Marks tartan has been woven according to the original design specs. I quite like the results! It does look much more like the tartan in the background of this page than what's been woven in the past, I think.

The kilt hasn't been made it -- it's still a good ways down my queue. But the cloth did just recently come in, and I thought I'd give a sneak preview. Here it is:


And here is a side-by-side comparison with the Fraser & Kirkbright cloth: