Forrester Modern is my family tartan, being a Foster, and my original 13oz tank is in that tartan (only available in 13oz). I have fabric for a handmade in the Hunting Forrester when I can afford to have it finished up. Forresters are septs of both several MacDonalds as well as Douglas clans, and I have 16oz tanks in Ancient MacDonald, Ancient Douglas, and 13oz MacDonald of Glencoe (only wt available), as well as a Modern Douglas in acryllic 8yd casual on order, and a recently acquired 6yd casual in 16oz Lochcarron Weathered MacDonald.Those are my direct name family tartans.

I have fabric for Barb T to turn into a 16oz Kingussie pleated handmade tank in Allen 1996, as I have discovered that three sequential Foster men in my lineage married three sequential Allen women, all related---an aunt and two nieces by different uncles)---yes, second cousins marrying second cousins not once but two generations in a row-----So I actually have more Allen blood in me than Forrester.

I also have tanks in Black Isle and Isle of Skye district tartans becasue I like them, and a handmade Maple Leaf tank from Barb queued up for similar reason. I also have a tank in the original Braveheart tartan (from the movie) because I love the look and feel----hey, I still like the movie, historically accurate or not.

There is also MacMillan blood in my geneologyand I may someday pick up something in that familey vein if I find something accurate and attractive, but for now, between what I have and what I have on order or lined up I am pretty well flush for my needs and desires. Never know, though, what will make itself available that might strike my fancy. Ancient Red Douglas, a custom weave, is already tempting me regularly, and if the GBP falls any further relative to the dollar I may pull the trigger on that one some day.

So family ties is my theme, except for several district/fashion tartans of particular beauty.