I became acquainted with all things Scottish a few years ago when I began dating my now wife (who is of Scottish ancestry) which led me to a few years of attending many Highland Games across the border in North Carolina. My first experience wearing a kilt (many pounds ago) was wearing a "youth kilt" a friend had on hand during a trip to Loch Norman Highland Games - needless to say it was a bit too short and a dismal performance of mine on the "kilted mile" induced me to never again wear the same. Pinching pennies but wanting some degree of dignity I bought an "Early Scottish Pleated Kilt" from Museum Replicas and sported that to a few Scottish events... My enthusiasm waned as married life settled in (and gas prices rose.) Last year my area of residence (Columbia, SC area) finally got its first Scottish event ("Tartan Day South") which I attended, first Scottish event in a few years. I am now within days of attending the second annual event and have developed a bit of "kilt fever" and increased interest in pursuing more cultural events where a kilt is recommended. The Museum Replicas kilt I bought needless to say is history as far as being near to fitting me (another result of married life?) but I now have my eye on a kilt I'd like to buy of a bit more substance, but I'll post questions on that in a more appropriate forum. In the meantime, sending a hello and thanks for welcome to the X Marks the Scot community!
Welcome to the Great Rabble, from across the pond in Northumberland!
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Hello backwoods, Welcome to XMarks from the other side of the Atlantic in Norfolk, England. Regards Chas
from Chicago. The owner of the Scottish Tartan Museum in North Carolina is also one of the kiltmakers on the forum. A visit there would probably be useful to you.
Animo non astutia
Many thanks to all for the kind welcome! I actually picked up a few pamphlets about the Scottish Tartan Museum in Franklin a few years ago, that's on my list of things to do. I have some family up in the north Georgia mountains and upon looking at the map I see that Franklin is not too far away over the border.ith:
Welcome, neighbor!
Ken Sallenger - apprentice kiltmaker, journeyman curmudgeon, gainfully unemployed systems programmer
Welcome from Charlotte, just across the border!
Gillmore of Clan Morrison "Long Live the Long Shirts!"- Ryan Ross
Welcome from the highlands of Central Massachusetts. A bit of advice: stabilize your life so that your body size is comfortable and not prone to changes. Then buy the very best kilt you can afford. It would be a pity to get a wonderful garment and then find yourself not comfortable in it next year. There is nothing better than finding your home in the right kilt. There is little sadder than realizing that you have an extraordinary garment and piece of your life, (because that is what it will become), and that you no longer fit it or it no longer fits you.
Hi Welcome from Worcestershire England
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