Rourke-Frew Hunting design hints

**jwrourke** · 12th September 13, 05:03 PM

Greetings...I am looking for a vote between three colours of Hunting tartan that I have designed using the sett and some of the colours of theRourke-Frew (Ontario) tartan. Attached are pictures of the contenders...I would really appreciate your thoughts on these. 1.)

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Thanks so much folks

**crash** · 12th September 13, 10:24 PM

I like the one in the middle.

**figheadair** · 12th September 13, 10:24 PM

No3 for my money. The colours nicely balance each other and the individual stripes and ground tones stand out well.

**Spartan Tartan** · 13th September 13, 02:10 AM

I like the third as well.

**Chas** · 13th September 13, 02:40 AM

I love earth-tones - No 3 for me.

**HippieLee** · 13th September 13, 07:44 AM

3 for me but 2 is a pretty close second. Make one of each!

**ShaunMaxwell** · 13th September 13, 07:55 AM

Number three for me as well.

**mookien** · 13th September 13, 10:29 AM

Though there may be little or no historical basis for it, "hunting" to me means woodsy/fall colors. Thus, #3 comes closest to that for me. #2 is "woodsy", but perhaps late-summer woodsy.

**Liam** · 13th September 13, 12:17 PM

My favourite is #3, because I like the muted brown tones, however I would consider it to be a "reproduction" or "weathered" tartan. I think either of the others is a better example of a "hunting" tartan.

Just my opinion.

Cheers...Bill

**jwrourke** · 13th September 13, 01:40 PM

Hello Bill...I am having the same issue regarding the "weathered" versus "hunting" with that particular sett. As far as I have been reading Generally speaking, a hunting tartan is simply a tartan that is based more in greens and blues, and often browns. At first glance I would choose the browns but like you mentioned it may not be a "hunting" tartan anymore. I like the green/blues but I am having issues with the scarlet looking more like a purple from a distance because of it being set on so much blue and the fact that there are so many tartans with that colour combo. I may have to go back to the drawing board with this one?