I just got a new roll of tartan from Marton Mills. This one is the grey version of my T6 design. A big thanks is due to Bethany Smith at MM for her endless patience sending me yarn samples until we arrived at the colors I wanted and we nailed down the right grey for the job. If there is such a thing as teal-grey that's pretty much what we got. In some light it looks blue-ish, sometimes green-ish and sometimes grey. The T6 pattern on this one is made with two browns, purple and gold. It's not quite as red as it looks in this quickie photo, but these tartans are always hard to photograph accurately for some reason. Considering that this one is a bit more subdued than our other versions with the reds and oranges, it still has a nice amount of color present when you get it out into the light.
In any case, I'll eventually chop off a hunk to send to Barb T for another kilt, maybe make a matching waistcoat to go with it and I think my wife is considering either another long tartan dress or maybe a long skirt and jacket from this one. It's kind of fun to own the only piece of a specific tartan in the entire world, and once again the folks at Marton Mills were a pleasure to work with.
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