Hello all!

Been lurking for a while, and now figured I start things with a question.

I am Boyd from my mom's side, Argyl. I notice that there is the standard modern tartan, the ancient, and of course the weathered, at least from some mills. I have also found that there was no tartan listed specifically for Boyd or Hay, at least in the resource I found, before 1950 . Now I know that there weren't truly assigned tartans, per se, with exception of a few mentioned in the 18th century, before the mid to late 19th century. So, what is the legitimacy for the ancient Boyd tartan? Was it just marketing and a weaver's whim? Is it really any more appropriate to go with ancient as oppossed to modern?

Also looking for leads on a top kiltmaker here in the states.

Enjoy the forum, and look forward to the input!

Thanks
Scott