Quote Originally Posted by be da veva View Post
Hi Matt,

I already have a kilt in the Modern and Ancient version. But a search on the net has brought up a hunting version and I couldn't find it in anywhere in the registries (sp). (but I do remember seeing a kiltmaker on the net selling one...)(EDIT: found it
http://kiltsbylindsay.co.uk/products...ay-tartan.html)

Is it a lindsay or some other tartan that has been renamed for some reason?

I really want to know which is why I'm asking a pro...
Well, I stand corrected! I was not familiar with this tartan, as I have never seen a Lindsay wear it, nor have I seen it in any of their clan materials. Likewise, I have not seen it on the stock availability lists of any of the Scottish tartan weavers.

It is, however, in the International Tartan Index. The STA gives the source as Pringles, and the notes indicate that it may simply be a fashion tartan created by Pringles mill, but there is really not much more information than that.

I find it telling that the sett resembles the Thompson tartan more than the Lindsay. (The Thompson sett is used quite a bit in the fashion industry).

So in my opinion it likely is a fashion tartan.

I did take the time to look at several Clan Lindsay society web sites to see what they have to say about the tartan. Only one mentions the hunting. That is the Clan Lindsay Association USA.

Lindsay International only mention the modern and ancient tartans, The Clan Lindsay Society of Australia manetions the the modern and ancient plus two dance variations, while the Clan Lindsay Society website does not mention tartan at all.

I was hoping to find some kind of statement from the chief on the matter, but no such luck.

So, if you want to have a length of the Hunting tartan woven up as Harris Tweed I could certainly do it for you. But my gut feeling is that this is really more of a fashion tartan than a clan sett. That certainly does not mean you cannot wear it if you like! I just want to be sure you know the provenance of it if you do decide to have me order the cloth for you.