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4th February 15, 10:52 PM
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Have you considered going for the original WoB shades?
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5th February 15, 12:28 AM
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 Originally Posted by figheadair
Have you considered going for the original WoB shades?
What're 'WoB' shade, Figheadair? Paul and I are considering selecting the colours ourselves to create an even more 'urban' or 'weathered' look. I fiddled with iPhoto to get this:
It's kinda there, but not really....
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it" (Terry Pratchett).
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5th February 15, 05:01 AM
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WoB = Wilsons of Bannockburn - a family tartan-weaving enterprise which started in the middle of the 18th Century.
It's coming yet for a' that,
That Man to Man, the world o'er,
Shall brothers be for a' that. - RB
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5th February 15, 06:36 AM
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One of our local pipe bands, Kevin Blandford Memorial, wears Roxburgh in the House Of Edgar "muted" colours. I believe this is a "stock" tartan and can be had for the normal price, in 13oz or 16oz.
These kilts are gorgeous.
Here they are! In this photo the colours are a bit more greyish than they really are.
This photo perhaps shows the HOE "muted" colours more accurately. BTW the piper in the foreground is an award-winning Highland Dancer, and a talented kiltmaker, in addition to being a fine piper.
Last edited by OC Richard; 5th February 15 at 06:42 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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6th February 15, 02:13 AM
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Wilson's colours are lovely but would be rather bold if you were thinking of a more weathered version.
As as for House of Edgar , they only seem to be weaving 13oz as standard these days. I was very lucky to get some 16oz grant muted for a kilt but no longer what HoE are weaving except as an expensive special order in quantity.
Best wishes - Harvey.
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6th February 15, 01:17 PM
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The HoE muted colours are fantastic -- my cousin loves them very much, and was disappointed that I was not looking to have it woven.
I wear the ancient, which is probably more bright (I like the orange instead of the red -- there is a lot of red in kilts, and orange is seen rather less). All that said, I think it is possible that the muted looks better as a dress tartan, perhaps! It is a fairly unusual tartan, I haven't seen much of it about!
Here's a photo of me and a very close friend of mine with my girlfriend in the middle!
Good for dress, but not quite the look I want for daily wear, which is more like this:
https://www.facebook.com/Kiltup4canc...type=3&theater
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it" (Terry Pratchett).
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