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5th January 13, 01:22 PM
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Federal Memorial Tartan - Opposite of the Confederate Memorial Tartan
Rocky ran a special order of this back in June. Jumped on the bandwagon to honor my two great great grandfather's who fought for the Union. One as a "Squirrel Hunter" defending against John Hunt Morgan's raid through Ohio...and later he defended Washington D.C. against Early's raid. The other fought in the Tennessee campaigns. Both saw the elephant frequently.
The tartan is even more beautiful in person and out in the sun. Designed well by Dr. Smith. Rocky had the special run made at House of Edgar - 16 ounce. Kathy Lare sewed it up for me - kilt number 3695 for her.
I'm very pleased with the quality of the fabric, Kathy's craftsmanship, and that Rocky made the effort to get a few Federal Memorial tartans out there to offset the barrage of Confederate Memorial tartans.
And, this is kilt #78 for this gutter kilt junkie....
Last edited by Riverkilt; 5th January 13 at 01:53 PM.
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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5th January 13, 01:48 PM
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That's a beaut, Ron. Didn't even look at the ususal gorgeous background at first.
Convener, Georgia Chapter, House of Gordon (Boss H.O.G.)
Where 4 Scotsmen gather there'll usually be a fifth.
7/5 of the world's population have a difficult time with fractions.
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5th January 13, 03:59 PM
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I really enjoy your sense of family heritage, choice of kiltmaker, and photographic skills.
Good for you!!
Si Deus, quis contra? Spence and Brown on my mother's side, Johnston from my father, proud member of Clan MacDuff!
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5th January 13, 07:29 PM
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Pleating
Nice tartan and kilt Ron! I am a bit curious about the pleating though, it looks to be a sett and a half or ....? What am I looking at there?
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5th January 13, 07:42 PM
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I don't know....I'll ask....always leave it up to her.
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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5th January 13, 09:25 PM
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Very nice looking...You wear it well.
I think that may be my next tartan in honor of may ancestor who also fought for the Union.
Frank
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6th January 13, 10:28 AM
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The light hit my new Federal Memorial pleats just right this morning and I saw the pattern Brooke is talking about.
This pic shows it best - but not well. Look at the wide red stripes.
Its a combination of to the sett, to the stripe, then to the sett again going from left to right with the to the stripe down the center back.
Don't know if there's a name for this style, but once I saw it its beautiful. No word back from Kathy yet - she's not much on email, usually busy sewing.
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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7th January 13, 10:23 AM
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That's really interesting....the pattern going vertically is different from the pattern going horizontally!
Beautiful, though!
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7th January 13, 10:39 AM
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Looks to me like it is to the sett, with the double yellow line omitted from the center-back. The pleats are symmetrical, and the overall effect is quite attractive (the kilt, not your derriere  ).
I am sure that the kilt maker had a very good reason for pleating it this way. You could perhaps ask her?
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7th January 13, 07:26 PM
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