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20th February 11, 03:24 PM
#1
Dutch Friendship Kilt Arrived!!
First, thanks to Forrester Modern and his wife who scored the material and let me tag along on their order.
I've coveted this tartan ever since I saw Robert Pel in his.
For me, this tartan honors the many Dutch branches of my family tree.
I think this is my 69th kilt purchase. Material is 16 ounce Strome from Lochcarron Mills.
It was hand sewn by my kiltmaker, Kathy Lare. Her registration # 1387
Finally had a break in the storms with a bit of sun to kilt up and get some pics.
What is SO SAD, is that in the sunlight this is a much more colorful tartan than the digital camera picks up. The tartan is a fashion tarten intended to capture the fall colors of Scotland.
Seeing it directly in the sun it is a riot of tan, burnt orange, olive, navy, and lavender...just beautiful.
Guessing Forrester Modern's for himself and his son will be sewn up shortly...meantime, I think this is only the second Dutch Friendship tartan kilt in North America.
Happy happy happy.
Last edited by Riverkilt; 20th February 11 at 03:31 PM.
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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20th February 11, 03:27 PM
#2
Very nice indeed 
How do you disperse an angry Scottish mob?
Nae bother - just take up a collection.
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20th February 11, 03:28 PM
#3
Handsome kilt there; love seeing the kilt in the Arizona landscape.
"Nice Quilt." - comment on my Kilt by a man behind me in line at Home Depot.
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20th February 11, 04:20 PM
#4
Thats a great looking tartan looks awesome with your surrounding aswell
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20th February 11, 04:42 PM
#5
Ron
Congratulations, I've seen the Dutch Friendship Tartan in person and you are right photos do not do it justice. I'm sure you will love it.
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20th February 11, 04:56 PM
#6
Very nice. Ron. It makes me think of my own VanVorhees and Vanderbilt lines.
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20th February 11, 05:11 PM
#7
What an amazing backdrop for you pictures. Lovely tartan.
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20th February 11, 05:17 PM
#8
That's very nice, Ron!  
I may have to put that on my list, to honour my Van Derpoel, Wynant, Melgerts, Ver Planck, De la Vigne, De Hooges, Barents, Karneels, De Draijere, Post, Mockers, & Joosten lines! 
(Any long lost Dutch cousins out there?  )
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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20th February 11, 05:35 PM
#9
Very nice!
Congratulations Ron, that's a real beauty!!
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20th February 11, 09:22 PM
#10
Very nice tartan. It really blends into the Southwestern environment.
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