Man, you guys are really cranking out some great ideas. I probably should stop messing around and follow your leads.

Guiness, I love your design. I see you chose privet as the olive shade. I'd been playing with that one too. You're choice for khaki is excellent. That Infantry blue sure tickles my fancy.


I'm really liking the various proposed tartans based on the dress uniform, too. Could there be an Army Modern Dress tartan that's predominately blue, and an Army hunting tartan based on the olive? Hunting really isn't an official Army mission, but patrolling is. Maybe we could have an Army Dress and an Army Patrolling tartan. How about that that?

Steve's designs are fantastic. Very dressy. I really appreciate knowing how the tartan would pleat. As I've toyed with designs I've wondered how they might pleat. A kilt making master should know far better than I. I like the way branch colors can be worked in. The Scotweb tartan designer tells me thread count, but I have no idea how that converts to inches and pleatability.


OCRichard, your designs are impressive. I do like the touch of black running through the dark blue. I have no idea how much of a new Army tartan would ever sell, but I think giving the buyer an option of having branch colors woven in is a big plus. You displayed the option very well.

Having just read Steve's last post, I understand his designs even better. I'm not sure I understand the idea behind the amounts that might be ordered, conceivably, I'm going to have to reread that and try to imagine how a kilt is made. I appreciate you making you designs freely available, Steve.

I'm getting the itch. The tartan designs keep saying to me buy, buy, buy! However, a new kilt is going to have to wait. I want to lose a few more inches before committing to anything of higher quality and cost. However, that wouldn't necessarily stop me from buying fabric in anticipation of reaching a goal that should be arrived at by late summer, at the present rate.

This thread has had a lot of viewers. Won't some of you comment? I'm excited by this effort, but would appreciate even more commentary.