Hashing Kilt

[cdarwin]

This is my very first kilt. It is a Sport Kilt for hiking, running and hashing in.

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[xman]

nice

[NewEnglander]

Looks good. What's the story with "hashing"?

[The Wizard of BC]

The Hash House Harriers describe themselves as "A drinking group with a running problem".


Here is a link to a wiki article on them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers


The story behind the scenes of the two Hash Tartans is quite a different thing.

I was originally approached by a group that stated they represented the International Headquarters of HHH. They asked for some help with the design of two Tartans to be used by all Hashers worldwide. As the originator of Hashing was a member of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, the basis for these two Tartans was to be the Sutherland Tartan.

There was an agreement that I would assist in the design of the Tartans, have the fabric woven and make kilts from it. I was told that the first two kilts, one from each Tartan, would be sent worldwide and finally be put on permanent display at the HHH museum in Singapore.

As the running kilt design was to be box pleated to keep it as light as possible the specific Sett size was important.
As was the incorporation of two inside, hidden pockets for car keys and a wallet,
a velcro closure and other details which were designed by me.


Here are the first two HHH kilts.

The Trail Tartan









The Hunting Tartan






Unknown to me the folks who approached me did not, in fact, represent any international group but were a small chapter based out of El Paso, TX .

At the same time they were having me do all the work on the re-design of their Tartans, commissioning a weaving of fabric and designing a specific running kilt I find out through a third party that they were also talking to other kiltmakers and giving them all the details I was providing.

After completing these two kilts I found out that they were sent to another kiltmaker to copy and release as their own.

I still have two bolts of the original fabric sitting here in the shop awaiting payment.

Needless to say I was not happy and immediately severed all ties with these people.

[tulloch]

I, for one, do not equate flat hats & kilts with bad religion. I think it looks good. What's hashing?

[NorCalPiper]

Hey Steve-
Your kilt box pleat design is night and day better than that other kiltmakers. Couldn't you premake some in both tartans and market them as "running kilts"' or something like that? I'm positive your style would quickly outsell the others and be preferred.....Shame to have those bolts laying around.

[tulloch]

Ouch! Interesting and a little worrying. I like the red dresses though.

[Spartan Tartan]

Ummmm...Wow.

[cdarwin]

I still have two bolts of the original fabric sitting here in the shop awaiting payment.

Needless to say I was not happy and immediately severed all ties with these people.

Wow Steve, that certainly puts a new spin on things. I really appreciate you sharing your experience and am really disappointed to hear the outcome. I was under the impression that the tartan was designed by a hasher in good fun, but your account tells an altogether different story. If I had known this beforehand I would have never purchased the Sport Kilt. I will make a point to pass along my new found knowledge to my fellow kilted hashers.

Man, I'm going to have a hard time wearing this in good conscience now. I hate to see folks get taken advantage of like that. I am equally displeased to see one group soil the name of the numerous others around the globe. Please, do not let your experience with the kennel in El Paso ruin your view of hashers in general. I have yet to meet a hasher that wasn't willing to give the shirt off his/her back to help out a friend.

[triolamj]

. . . an adult version of the English children's sport "Hares and Hounds". The "hare" is a runner who goes ahead of the "hounds" or "pack" and lays a trail of flour, cornmeal, tempura powder, spray paint, et cetera and the "hounds" try to catch the hare before they finish the trail or shortcut the trail and get to the end before the other hounds. The 3 rules of the Hash are 1) There will be beer, 2) No [unkind slang for gays], and 3) there are NO rules. Hashing is a worldwide sport and I've run through 12-foot cane along the Delaware, dredge pits in Queensland, flood reservoirs here in Houston, and just outside of Washington, D.C. (where we found the dead body).

One of the traditions of hashing that goes back to its very beginnings is the sarong, worn over your running shorts to keep your legs warm or dry after the run. Just a high wide tube of cloth with designs printed on them commemorating a particular "run" and tied at the waist much like a . . . kilt, or say, a lava-lava. I was actually contemplating buying a kilt for apres-Hash wear but never got around to it. My sarongs were actually more comfortable and easier to pack. However, for hash formals like the XXXMas Party, I liked my kilt.

Word of Advice: Kilts are not really suitable for hashing. Hashing involves "shiggy" such as dredge pits, mud, cow patties, quicksand, sticker burrs, briars, barbed wire, poison ivy and oak, plus spilled beer. Things that stain and tear holes in nice clothing and can make them smell horrid. Just sayin'.