Identify the Kilt I wore as a child?

**EastCoaster** · 29th June 13, 04:02 AM

Hi guys ('n' gals?).
I'm not much of a contributer but I do enjoy reading the forums a lot.
Now I do have a favour to ask though.
My daughter is taking one of my old childhood kilts to school next week (show and tell) and I can't for the life of me tell her what tartan it is.
I've tried various online tartan identifiers but come up with naught. I know there are a couple of tartan genii here so thought I'd try.
As far as me poor ol' eyes can see, the pattern is as follows

K58b4k6y3k3w3g8r8k2w3g8r8k2r4w2r4k2r8g8w3k3y3k6b4 (mirror imaged at the second white).

I'll try and get a photo up as well later on. And I'll be giving me mam a call to see if she remembers as well.

Thanks to all, Angus

**Father Bill** · 29th June 13, 04:56 AM

I'm no tartan expert (tartanista?) but welcome back to posting!

**EastCoaster** · 29th June 13, 05:10 AM

Thanks a lot Father!

Have a photo of the tartan now.
You can see it at
http://mango-magnolia.com/Misc/MyOldKilt72.jpg

**Carlo** · 29th June 13, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by EastCoaster

Have a photo of the tartan now.
You can see it at
http://mango-magnolia.com/Misc/MyOldKilt72.jpg

Looks like Stewart, Black (Clan) to me.

**RockyR** · 29th June 13, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by Carlo

Looks like Stewart, Black (Clan) to me.

Correct. Black Stewart, though it looks to be a plain weave in a light weight cloth.

**EastCoaster** · 29th June 13, 05:46 AM

We have a winner! Thanks a lot you two!
It is a light weight cloth, it was just a kids kilt which my mother made for me when I was highland dancing. The blue in mine is narrower than the link Carlo showed but definately Black Stewart.
Thanks again.
I'll have another of my childhood kilts to post in a couple days.
(What's the difference bewtween a plain weave and ... a ... Not plain weave?).

**Carlo** · 29th June 13, 05:54 AM

Easy thing, check the evil wiki for plain weave and twill.

In plain weave, the warp and weft are aligned so they form a simple criss-cross pattern. Each weft thread crosses the warp threads by going over one, then under the next, and so on. The next weft thread goes under the warp threads that its neighbor went over, and vice versa.

Tartan is made with alternating bands of coloured (pre-dyed) threads woven as both warp and weft at right angles to each other. The weft is woven in a simple twill, two over – two under the warp, advancing one thread each pass. This forms visible diagonal lines where different colours cross, which give the appearance of new colours blended from the original ones. The resulting blocks of colour repeat vertically and horizontally in a distinctive pattern of squares and lines known as a sett.