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    I agree with Alan H about the belt loops: in fact I have started taking them off my kilts, and I won't be including them in any kilts I make for myself. The lower strap and buckle on the right side are coming off too. But of course, to each his own; and well done for the attic find, it looks terrific. Further bonus too, if your waist size has not changed through the years since construction began!
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    Very nice, but I thought you only wore Welsh plaids?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mel1721L View Post
    Very nice, but I thought you only wore Welsh plaids?
    I really hope you mean TARTAN!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Theyoungkiltman View Post
    I really hope you mean TARTAN!
    Well thats where I'm confused. I read that the Welsh family tartans aren't proper tartan because the sett is different, it is rectangular, rather than square. So I don’t know if its tartan or not.

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    While I am not very well versed on welsh tartans/cilts, I am pretty sure they are tartan

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    Mel .... I have 3 Welsh Cilts and 3 universal fashioned designed ones and 2 Scottish one's plus the Douglas when the wife finishes it ... only two of all those were bought made to measure and new ... the rest were bought ex hire. In fact I will shortly be doing the rounds of several hire shops again, as its now near the end of the wedding season. Its the fashioned design one's that are my wife's and friends most favourite one's ... they do still like the others of course. A few pics of the modern design one's I have ..
    Grey Spirit


    Monarch of the Glen


    And I cant exactly remember the name of this ... it along the lines of the grey spirit I think ..


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    Quote Originally Posted by Derek View Post
    Mel .... I have 3 Welsh Cilts and 3 universal fashioned designed ones and 2 Scottish one's plus the Douglas when the wife finishes it ... only two of all those were bought made to measure and new ... the rest were bought ex hire. In fact I will shortly be doing the rounds of several hire shops again, as its now near the end of the wedding season. Its the fashioned design one's that are my wife's and friends most favourite one's ... they do still like the others of course. A few pics of the modern design one's I have ..
    Grey Spirit


    Monarch of the Glen


    And I cant exactly remember the name of this ... it along the lines of the grey spirit I think ..


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    I've only the one, Powell of Wales I've had made and that was a casual, I have gone for lighter weights, Commercial cilts I have are, Spirit of Wales, Roving Celt and Prince of Wales which is really nice, I got that one on ebay, but I'm waiting on a casual Celtic Nations from USA Kilts. Now the weather is turning, I'm wondering if I should get a tank.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Theyoungkiltman View Post
    While I am not very well versed on welsh tartans/cilts, I am pretty sure they are tartan
    The Scottish Register says:

    Despite there being no known tradition of tartan in Wales, this is one of a growing series of commercial Welsh 'name' tartans marketed by the Wales Tartan Centre in Cardiff. Their inclusion in this Index does not confer upon them ANY historical or genealogical credibility and the use of the words 'of Wales' is not of conventional territorial significance but is purely to identify the source and thus avoid confusion with surnames which have a genuine tartan connection. Designed for The Wales Tartan Centre in Cardiff by Sheila Daniel of Cambrian Woollen Mill, Powys, they're unusual in that almost all of them incorporate odd numbered threads and have quite different warp & weft, both in thread numbers and sometimes colours. This places the classification of some of them as tartans in some doubt. Welsh Tartan Centre Cardiff.

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