Maple Leaf Tartan Kilt Help!

[Taskr]

There is a shop in downtown Halifax that might have the ML tartan (I've forgot the name), and also Mac Kilts in St Peters

[Liam]

Any kilt maker can source the ML tartan to make a kilt for you. My brother has had Kilts made from MacIsaac in Cape Breton and speaks well of them.
The Maple Leaf tartan is great looking, and a source of pride to wear for all Canadians.
Cheers and good luck!

[JohntheBiker]

Maple Leaf tartan really does come in different shades and different sett sizes. This is more about the mill than the kiltmaker. Most kilt makers can order from different mills and can order you a sample if you wish. All it takes is time.

This kilt was made by John Hart in Lochcarron Strome:




As you can see, the colours are more muted. There are "brighter" versions of the tartan.

[cessna152towser]

Here's a photo of Macman and myself (on right) wearing our Maple Leaf tartan kilts.
Mine was purchased from Freedom Kilts.

[plaid preacher]

Hey Pit Rat. I do believe Taskr is right that there should be a shop in Halifax that might be able to help you. I seem to recall that when I was looking for a source for the tartan, I found a link to a shop in Halifax.

Regarding Freedom Kilt's Maple Leaf tartan, I happen to know that Steve uses 16 oz Lochcarron because he sourced some for me for Kilt Kamp last summer. If you scroll through the photos from last year, you will see my tartan.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...86/index5.html

[Pit Rat]

Yes. I see the picture of you huddled over your work!
The reds and oranges are quiet nice.
The thumbnail on the Freedom site looks very green (and almost blue) in a tighter pattern, much like cessna152towser's.

The one pictures in the Kilt Kamp thread and Macman & cessna152towser's are both from Freedom? They are very different.
Which can I expect if I order one from them?

[The Wizard of BC]

The Kilt Kamp photo and the two Freedom Kilts with Macman and Cessna152towser are all Lochcarron Strome. They are identical except for perhaps dye lots.

The image on my website may or may not reflect the true colors but I can't know because I can't see your screen.

We also will have Maple Leaf in P/V in just a few more weeks. The fabric is scheduled to be on the looms this week or next. The colors in P/V will be very close to the Lochcarron colors.

It is sort of strange, I was speaking with one of the co-designers of the Maple Leaf Tartan and he was telling me that the colors used today for the Tartan are not the original colors he envisioned when he first designed it.
According to him the green was lighter and brighter. To reflect the colors of Maple Trees in the summer.
Then the three stripes should be Yellow, Orange and Brown to reflect the changes of the leaves in the fall.

It seems that these colors were changed at some point. Probably due to a weaver running out of the original colors and substituting today's colors. Today the Green is very dark. And the three stripes are different shades of brown. With the designers permission I tried to find a weaver who had yarns in the original colors but it would have required a special dye lot.

[ThistleDown]

Two takes on the same tartan in different lighting, woven by the (now gone) F&K in Vancouver. I was assured by the ML designer that this was colour-correct. The kilt was made by Barb T.

[ThistleDown]

Steve, can you do a cut and paste to show a comparison? Lochcarron, F&K, MM, etc. This is a superb tartan; it would be of great benefit to everyone to be able to compare without weaver-bias I have some bits of F&K if you need them to scan.

Rex.ThistleDown

[Macman]

Here's a photo of Macman and myself (on right) wearing our Maple Leaf tartan kilts.
Mine was purchased from Freedom Kilts.

Mine was too! Looks like we share a common sporran maker as well.