Commissioning my first tank, jacket and waistcoat

[ktk1961]

Having enjoyed my initial immersion in the kilted expression of my Scottish ancestry--and having been inspired by the experience related by Tobus here ...

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-w-pics-73721/

and here ...

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ct-done-96888/

--I've just this placed my first custom order of an 8-yard, 16-oz tank and a Tweed crail jacket and waistcoat (from separate sources).

After having seen Tobus' kilt in Colquhoun Reproduction (a clan link we share), I couldn't get it out of my mind. And via Internet sleuthing, I came across a Harris Tweed that I think will go beautifully with the Colquhoun Reproduction and with my County Meath Tartan 5-yard kilt currently on order from USA Kilts.

Here's a picture of the tartan and the tweed:



To have the kilt made, I reached out to a number of kiltmakers, all of whom are mentioned and well reviewed in various threads on this site. Ultimately, I chose Paul Henry. The jacket and waistcoat will be made by Kilts4Less, which (previously unbeknownst to me) makes custom orders from a certain selection of Harris Tweeds.

And now the waiting game begins ...