My New Prized Possession!

[StevieR]

Very well done, young man. I also enjoy the "salmon & mustard". In my preferred parlance, they are "Ancient Primrose & Pink" of the Scotland National Team's Lord Rosebury Colours, beautifully set off against that weathered ground.

Your kit is aces, mate. Your kilt is brilliant!

Ryan

Yes indeed, and not that I'm particularly suggesting you wear it with your kilt but - http://www.toffs.com/scotland-1900-r...football-shirt

[Domehead]

Yes indeed, and not that I'm particularly suggesting you wear it with your kilt but - http://www.toffs.com/scotland-1900-r...football-shirt

Yessss! I have that exact shirt. I have many Toffs shirts. However, I've yet to procure their Ted MacDougall "Cherries" shirt.
No excuse really. Great player and I should have it by now. Perhaps a Birthday present from my family?

By the time I could actually see him play (Match of the Day re-runs) I think he played for Southampton.
He had some Caps in the Dark Blue shirt.

You guys are awesome

P.S. It's World Cup time and Scotland keeps their streak alive...1998 and couting.
PiperofthePlains, your task is to Google Ted MacDougall and Bournemouth FC.

[creagdhubh]

I saw your tartan on Facebook! Matt had posted some photos of him working on your kilt. Well done.

[StevieR]

Yessss! I have that exact shirt. I have many Toffs shirts. However, I've yet to procure their Ted MacDougall "Cherries" shirt.
No excuse really. Great player and I should have it by now. Perhaps a Birthday present from my family?

By the time I could actually see him play (Match of the Day re-runs) I think he played for Southampton.
He had some Caps in the Dark Blue shirt.

You guys are awesome

P.S. It's World Cup time and Scotland keeps their streak alive...1998 and couting.
PiperofthePlains, your task is to Google Ted MacDougall and Bournemouth FC.

Straying of thread here I know. When we moved south me and my dad swapped our Saturday trips from Hampden Park and the mighty Queens Park FC to Dean Court and AFC Bournemouth. Ted MacDougall was the star player, before his transfer (for a short time) to Manchester United. He did I think, end up at Southampton, before emigrating to Canada. Players weren't paid anything like they are today and for us at half time it was a cup of Bovril (beef tea) and a meat pie!! We were all keeping it "real" though. Happy days!

[Domehead]

Sorry PiperofthePlains, but...

StevieR you have to stop! I have Toffs' Black and White "Hoopy" Queens Park Spiders shirt with Bobby Dickson's No.2 and everything!
I can provide visual proof. Ok, enough. I have to take my daughter to Ballet.
I'm not sure where it ranks, but XMTS is GREAT

Ryan

[t_challa]

Where did you get the kilt made? Did you design it first and then send it them or did you design it in conjunction with a kiltmaker?

[GMan]

That my friend is awesome!

[PiperOfThePlains]

Thank you all for your kind words. t_challa, I designed the tartan using my knowledge of weaving, then used a digital designer to finally complete the design. I sent my design to Matt Newsome, if I may, the "Gucci" of kilts, in May of 2013. Matt then sent it off the Selkirk's D.C. Dagliesh artisan weavers, who wove only 6 yards, just for me. Unfortunately, Dagliesh takes the month of August off for summer break; leaving my tartan to be woven in September. Matt eventually received the yardage, leaving me to wait for many more months, until finally being completed into my kilt on the 14th of June, 2014. Of course, I had been quite anxious in waiting for it, as it is certainly a most amazing feat. To my great disadvantage, I left for church camp on 7:30 A.M., Monday, the 16th, on the very day my kilt came in the mail. Needless to say, aside from the slight fear of running out of Gatorade and socks, it was always on my mind. (Cue Willie Nelson.)

I don't think I should be able to thank Matt for what he did for me. Certainly, he went out of his way many times, and over above at that.