A Tartan of My Own

[Llama]

I had planned on designing a tartan for use in my wedding - until I saw the price, of course. But I still dream of making a tartan that is mine and representative of my "clan" of friends and family. So I've been messing around with the design, and I think this is the iteration that I finally feel comfortable sharing. I was inspired greatly by Rex Tremende's "Heatherfield" - and much like that one, I assume this would be a bit brighter and more muted in production.



I've tried reading as much as I can from the kiltmakers on this forum and have tried to keep the pleating in mind, but please feel free to offer any feedback.

First, the full sett zoomed out a bit:



Pleated to the orange stripes:



To the pink stripe, which I didn't think I'd like (but oddly do):



And to the dark stripe, which give us a subtle lawnchair:



In a previous version, I had a bright yellow-green stripe that I wanted to flash out (in a box pleated kilt), but I couldn't get it to work.

I'd love to hear your input.

[David Thorpe]

Nice work. The orange stripe pleating is quite balanced and accentuates the vertical versus the horizontal.

[Llama]

Thank you! I was trying to keep stripe balance in mind when designing it.

[David]

Nice. From what I have been reading here on XMTS, I think if the pink stripes were a bit wider you would get a decent flash if the pink was inside the pleat. Don't know if "inside the pleat" is the correct term.