Show us your own tartan design!

[Tim Little]

Ok, XMarks tartan designers... show us your stuff!

Having just seen Rex's "Heatherfield" thread, I thought it would be nice to have a single thread showing off the tartans designed by XMarkers. Obviously there's the XMarksthescot tartan and Rocky's "Albannach", Firefighters, German Heritage, and LEO creations all come to mind. I'm sure there are many others that I'm forgetting.

So here are some ground rules:

Please post a "swatch" of your tartan like this:

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... with an example (or examples) of the tartan being used "in vivo" like this:

Heatherfield

Note: The "in vivo" shot needn't be a kilt, per se, but should show an example of woven tartan cloth and/or related applications (e.g., XMarksthescot tartan hose).

Obviously be sure to include any pertinent details about the tartan -- how you came up with the design, thread count, who wove it, tartan register number, etc., etc.

Thanks; I'm sure we're all looking forward to seeing once again the creativity that abounds in this community!

[davedove]

Okay, here's the Dove tartan, designed by Matt Newsome:



The finished kilt, also by Matt:


And, worn:


More info on this thread:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/i...x.html?t=30139

[Richard]

sorry I didn't read the first post properly

[Tim Little]

Anderson Tartan

Richard:

Is that a personal Anderson tartan variant that you designed, or a photo of the Anderson clan tartan?

I'm hoping to keep this thread limited to tartans actually designed by XMarkers....

Thanks!

[Tim Little]

sorry I didn't read the first post properly

No worries!

I've now clarified the wording (I hope!) in the original post.

[Arlen]

I've designed a tartan but I haven't actually gotten it woven yet. (I have it copyrighted but I can't register it with the STA until I have some woven.)

This image isn't the best quality but I have the thread count and all.

I haven't thought of a name for it, would anyone like to suggest one?

[Paul]

I've designed a tartan that I love 3 times on Scotweb's design tool and each time it's not recorded it properly - resulting in a loss of nearly half the design.

[Wompet]

Sackett -


Woven into PV by Marton Mills, sewn into a kilt by me, standing next to its designer -

[Tim Little]

I just saw Detroitpete's threads on the tartan he designed in honor of his grandfather, and will take the liberty of copying/consolidating here.

Well done, Pete (and Matt)!

My grandfather was an avid Civil War historian and our family's leading genealogist. I wanted to design a tartan that spoke to his love of history and our family's past.

I designed the tartan with specific meaning behind each color. The Blue and Grey represent the fact that my family served on both sides of the US Civil War. I made sure that both colors touched as well as overlapped.

The Green is for the mountains of West Virginia where my family first settled and for the mountains of North Carolina that my grandfather and the rest of our family love so well.

The Red is for the long line (at least on in each generation) of those in our family called to military service. I made sure it ran along side of the Blue and Grey.

The White line if for the many family ancestors and current members who have devoted their lives to public and/or religious service.

Finally, the Purple line is for the Lavendar that my late grandmother always planted by her door and brought into the house in dried bunches. When I smell lavendar I always think of her.

Hey all!

The new Newsome that I posted and boasted about in the thread http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/m...853/index.html

came in as promised. What a thrill to see that box and tear into it. I hope the pictures do it justice. Please forgive the hose/flashing combination--looking for coordinating items already.

I hope one can see hints of both the Confederate and Federal Memorial Tartans in this design. For a more detailed description of the design and why each color was chosen see the link mentioned above.










If you have EVER thought about creating your own tartan then having it made--there's nothing like seeing this process come to it's completion

[Woodsheal]

I've designed a tartan but I haven't actually gotten it woven yet. (I have it copyrighted but I can't register it with the STA until I have some woven.)

This image isn't the best quality but I have the thread count and all.

I haven't thought of a name for it, would anyone like to suggest one?

"Highland Moor"