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    @Matt - That was a fantastic post! Thank you very much!

    @David - Yes the "Jonesing" is pretty high. but I can see the point in waiting and getting the better quality.

    A follow up question:

    I have read somewhere on here that it is a courtesy to contact the clan and ask if it is ok to wear the tartan. Is this just for when you wish to represent the clan officially or is it good form to just ask anyway?

    I will be looking into sporrans now. Then moving on to sgian dubh!

    Thanks again all

    Kraig

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    Quote Originally Posted by Offline View Post
    I have read somewhere on here that it is a courtesy to contact the clan and ask if it is ok to wear the tartan. Is this just for when you wish to represent the clan officially or is it good form to just ask anyway?
    Some here will tell you to wear whatever you like for no other reason than that you like it. Others, including myself, believe that clan tartans and the people who associate with them deserve more respect than that. Once you have determined that you have a connection to a clan, it would be good to contact the clan association for a variety of reasons, beneficial to both them and you. Wearing the tartan would then follow as a natural matter of course.

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    So as soon as I have definitive proof of it I will contact them and make sure all is square. That is just the way I handle my business.

    Thank you so much for the information!

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    You don't say where you are in the World...but I'm in Northern Arizona where it seldom gets ovey 108 F and I can wear a 16 ounce wool kilt in the summer with no problem. No wearing kilt hose with it gets way too hot...so the lighter weight kilts are better.

    I am 100% sold on investing in quality. Many kiltmakers - Robert at RKilts and Kathy Lare at Kathy's Kilts come to mind - will accept partial payment. So you can order up with about half down which the kiltmaker uses to bring in the cloth while you're waiting your turn. When its your turn the cloth has arrived and they ask for the balance when ready to ship or nearly ready to ship. Makes it a lot easier for me anyway. Your mileage may vary.

    And of course I'm not speaking for any kiltmaker - double check - but do ask if you can make two payments if you need to do that.
    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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    I apologize, I am from Nebraska. It can get pretty darn hot here in the summer and the humidity can get nasty as well.

    I will have to look into some sort of payment plans. That would be much more manageable.

    I am getting excited now! I can see me having one by the summer!

    Thanks again

    Kraig

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    Quote Originally Posted by Offline View Post
    So as soon as I have definitive proof of it I will contact them and make sure all is square. That is just the way I handle my business.

    Thank you so much for the information!
    Don't get bogged down or hung up on "positive proof". Most clan associations don't require it. By definition, a "clan member" is anyone whose allegiance is accepted by the clan Chief, irrespective of any blood connection.
    Many clan associations can be very helpful in sorting things out. Some have volunteer historians and/or genealogists with decades of experience, access to historical resources and a wealth of knowledge. Most also are eager to accept new warm bodies to help the association as their time and talents allow - helping to host clan tents at Highland Games, serving on committees, etc.. It can be a very positive and enriching experience which goes far beyond wearing a tartan and/or a cap badge.

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    Well I am pretty far back already. I just need to to go bak two or three more generations back on my fathers side. I rather enjoy ancestry. It is, however, good to know that I can just ask and it makes sense how you put the reason for that.

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