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20th December 17, 01:25 PM
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Tartan ID please
As some of you may know, we have ordered two kilts in this tartan, for our wedding. One for the groom, one to make my sash, his flashes and other bits n bobs.
We wanted the Royal Air Force tartan, but sadly, can't afford it. This is one that is pretty close, but not exact.
It is an econo-kilt.
Is it just a non-denominational, fashion tartan? Or is it identifiable?
Should we just call it our wedding tartan, to whomever asks, and be done with it?
For reference, this is the RAF tartan:
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20th December 17, 01:40 PM
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It appears to be the Oklahoma State Tartan
Something close in colours is not entirely the same since tartan is defined by the sett and not the colours - the sett being the threads counts that make the tartan 'pattern'. Presuming the RAF tartan is significant, something close won't be. You may be better off finding a tartan that holds some significance for another reason or choose one of the tartans known as "universal". There is a thread on those here >> http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...tartans-41730/
Last edited by Taskr; 20th December 17 at 01:45 PM.
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20th December 17, 01:44 PM
#3
 Originally Posted by Taskr
It appears to be the Oklahoma State Tartan
Wonderful....not!
Oh well, those coming to the wedding won't know, so wedding tartan it is!! lol
Thanks!!
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20th December 17, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Taskr
Something close in colours is not entirely the same since tartan is defined by the sett and not the colours - the sett being the threads counts that make the tartan 'pattern'.
Yep! I learned that AFTER ordering the kilts, AFTER joining the forum and AFTER reading, reading, reading... that'll teach me...
Oh well! It is a beautiful tartan, so we will have to make do. Unless we can afford the real thing before the wedding... 
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20th December 17, 07:29 PM
#5
Originally Posted by Taskr
It appears to be the Oklahoma State Tartan
Looks like it: https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/ta...tails?ref=4820
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21st December 17, 02:32 AM
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The cheapest I know of for an RAF tartan Kilt is about £400. That's with Scotsweb.
Note, you have to search for Royal Air Force not RAF.
I note on their XMarks it says 10% of for XMTS members, If that applies to Kilts I don't know..if it does that would bring it down to £360, I believe they will supply cloth for you to make bits and pieces from.
(The Letter stating My RAF pension has started arrived yesterday, so the first 2 or 3 the payments will be going towards an RAF kilt. I'm just trying to decide Whether to go to Scotsweb or Mactartans the orginal licencee )
Last edited by The Q; 21st December 17 at 02:38 AM.
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give"
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
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21st December 17, 08:16 AM
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I would think the Scotweb discount wouldn't be much of an offer if it didn't include kilts. I do know that when I got my Scotweb kilt several years ago, they did give me a discount for being a member of another kilt forum. So I would expect the same would apply to X Marks members.
And both tartans look great. And I can think of few more meaningful connections than "it's my wedding tartan."
Andrew
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21st December 17, 08:58 AM
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If you look at the Scotweb advert near the top of the page here, it says clearly that there is a 10% discount offered by them to Xmarks members.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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21st December 17, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by The Q
The cheapest I know of for an RAF tartan Kilt is about £400. That's with Scotsweb.
Note, you have to search for Royal Air Force not RAF.
I note on their XMarks it says 10% of for XMTS members, If that applies to Kilts I don't know..if it does that would bring it down to £360, I believe they will supply cloth for you to make bits and pieces from.
(The Letter stating My RAF pension has started arrived yesterday, so the first 2 or 3 the payments will be going towards an RAF kilt. I'm just trying to decide Whether to go to Scotsweb or Mactartans the orginal licencee )
Exactly why, in my newbie ignorance, I ordered a similar 'pattern'. Hey ho! I might win the lottery and get the real thing!!!
...and yes, I did search for Royal Air Force. Congrats on your new pension!!!
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22nd December 17, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by The Q
The cheapest I know of for an RAF tartan Kilt is about £400. That's with Scotsweb.
Note, you have to search for Royal Air Force not RAF.
I note on their XMarks it says 10% of for XMTS members, If that applies to Kilts I don't know..if it does that would bring it down to £360, I believe they will supply cloth for you to make bits and pieces from.
(The Letter stating My RAF pension has started arrived yesterday, so the first 2 or 3 the payments will be going towards an RAF kilt. I'm just trying to decide Whether to go to Scotsweb or Mactartans the orginal licencee )
USA Kilts has the RAF and RCAF. I don't think it would be more than £360. Maybe less.
American by birth, human by coincidence and earthling by mistake.
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