Salutations all around

**Elf** · 29th November 15, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by Taffy Jack

I've underestimated. Whilst watching my poor, long-suffering Cougs take a remorseless drubbing from the dreaded Dawgs this afternoon, I relieved my distress by sneaking onto the Tartan Ferret and looking up "Washington State University." Turns out me aulde alma mater has her own tartan! It's a rather snappy cardinal and grey plaid.

I may have to order my first kilt in that pattern. The groom of the upcoming event was watching the game with me today. Can you believe he showed the temerity to root for the other side? I'll fix his wagon...

Firstly a belated welcome. I am also motorcyclist from the greater Seattle area and an alum of WSU.

The Cougar Shop had neck ties in the WSU tartan last year, but could not help me on tartan yardage. I contacted the university department which created the tartan and got the runaround on licensing it to a company for production of items. Kilts were not in said company's plan. Rocky at USA kilts would need permission from the registration holder. I tried to get permission to have enough woven for a single kilt for personal use, but received no response. My hope is if more us keep asking they may finally figure a run of tartan yardage is worth while. This unfortunately this will not be timely for your upcoming event.

All that aside, best wishes for the wedding and your future in kilts beyond. And perhaps see you around the Puget Sound.

**Taffy Jack** · 29th November 15, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Elf

Firstly a belated welcome. I am also motorcyclist from the greater Seattle area and an alum of WSU.

The Cougar Shop had neck ties in the WSU tartan last year, but could not help me on tartan yardage. I contacted the university department which created the tartan and got the runaround on licensing it to a company for production of items. Kilts were not in said company's plan. Rocky at USA kilts would need permission from the registration holder. I tried to get permission to have enough woven for a single kilt for personal use, but received no response. My hope is if more us keep asking they may finally figure a run of tartan yardage is worth while. This unfortunately this will not be timely for your upcoming event.

All that aside, best wishes for the wedding and your future in kilts beyond. And perhaps see you around the Puget Sound.

Thank you for the welcome, Elf! Always good to meet a neighbor and fellow rider.

I had wondered about the licensing end of things. Not sure whom to query on that, but I may poke at it and see if I can make any headway. Hmm... I wonder how the cheer squad might look in mini-kilts?

I think I won't consider it an emergent issue, but may try to find out if they'd consider licensing a run of yardage to someone like Rocky. Maybe a tie-in/link from the Washington State Shop to USA Kilts for custom orders? Seems doable.

I'm not too concerned (yet) with timing, as I'm most likely to order the Lewis tartan (dated from the venerable and historic year of all the way back in 2002) from USAK at least a few months prior to the event. We'll have to see how it all comes together. I'm placing my faith in Rocky, Steve, and the Rabble.