A tribute to honour my Grandfather

kiltedwolfman · 11th November 11, 07:08 PM

My Grandfather was a WW2 veteran having served in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps as part of the 5th Canadian Armoured Brigade overseas. But many years after that he would be tasked with a much more difficult job, that being a role model for a young lad who would one day follow in his foot steps. That lad of course being me. A little under a year ago I decided to honour my late Grandad by designing the Jack Hawes Memorial tartan.

The begining was a thought on the screen,
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Then that idea became manifest in 16oz Jura from Marton Mills,
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Then that fabric was measured and cut and layed out,
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Pleated to the green stripe to represents the fields and forests that were so much a part of his and my life.
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Time to sew.
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kiltedwolfman · 11th November 11, 07:12 PM

Sitting on my tanks engine pack in Afghanistan, where I used all that I had learned from him.
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The sign that warned me of what my time would be like there.
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On Remembrance Day 2011 the kilt was a reality
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The pleat shot
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Glad to have my family with me to share the meaning of this day, and to keep the spirit of our family alive.
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The symbol of our freedom for which so much has been sacrificed
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kiltedwolfman · 12th November 11, 03:26 PM

Glad to see this thread back up. Thanks Mods for the quick attention to the error, and the equally quick replacement.

**mayberry** · 12th November 11, 03:41 PM

I found this incredibly moving. I'm used to the feeling of having a link to my late grandfathers through items of clothing, jewellery, or tools that they owned. The idea of being able to communicate "back upstream" by giving a departed loved one the gift of a tartan design is stunning.
And lovely work.
Cheers,
John