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Tartan weaver, SO EXCITED to be here!!
I can't believe I had never heard of you! If you can believe it, I ran across you because of a query I made regarding The Blood is Strong documentary. First of all, I LOVE THE NAME!! It's so perfect, with the Saltire as the X.
About me: I grew up all over the US, but mostly in the western side of Washington State. There are a lot of Scots there, and I used to hear bagpipes and see kilts on a fairly regular basis. I always loved them, but had NO idea I had any Scots in me. (Little did I know nobody likes the pipes but those with true Scottish blood, LOL!) When I was 40, my husband and I stumbled across a Clan Gathering, and there I saw a tent with a big banner that said Montgomery. With my mouth open, I ran over there and said, "I'm a Montgomery!" And I was in. I had never known my name was a clan.
Now I'm a member of Clan Montgomery Society International, have been to Eglinton Castle (what's left of it,  ) and to Nova Scotia's Colaisde na Gàidhlig--(I now have about six words of Gaelic, LOL)--and best of all, as a hand spinner and hand weaver, I went to John C Campbell Folk School and took tartan weaving from Marge Warren. Now, that's most of what I weave.
This week I am completing the yardage for a Montgomery kilt for my nephew; hoping to make the kilt next week. Next, I have 18 place mats to make in Young tartan for a customer, and I've also begun a truly exciting journey of making a feileadh mor from the ground up. That is, I'll be starting with raw wool, (Shetland, if I can get enough--does anybody have a source?) washing, picking, carding, spinning, dyeing with plants from my garden (as much as possible) and weaving a Great Kilt, also Montgomery, for the same nephew.
If you carefully copy my first name with all its weird spelling into Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Patreon, you can see the progress as I occasionally share photos. (Debbonnaire is also my website's url, since it's unique in the world, so far as I've been able to discover.) Maybe I'll share progress here, too.
Again, I'm so happy to be here!!
Debbonnaire
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Welcome to the "Great Rabble"!  
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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Welcome from Western Canada!
"Good judgement comes from experience, and experience
well, that comes from poor judgement."
A. A. Milne
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Welcome to XMarks, from just up the road a piece in Louisville!
John
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Croeso from a cilt wearing Welshman. Enjoy and I look forward to seeing your progress.
Dduw Bendithia pob Celtiaid
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Welcome form coastal North Carolina.
Stoff
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Welcome and hope you enjoy your time here!!!
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 from Reno, NV.
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.' Benjamin Franklin
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Welcome from West Michigan! I'm interested to see your contributions to the forum re: weaving.
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Very happy to welcome such an enthusiastic member! I'm a Scotsman living in the English midlands. Look forward to seeing pics of the finished kilt, and of your future work.
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