Value fabric?

[KiltFitz]

Sorry but unless they stopped production due to licence, it is order code JR014 from the Jura range. It is in the Jura swatch book (number 2) I received a month ago and hasn't any update as to availability like many of the other tartans which they have ceased. In fact, I think it was one of their most popular tartans of the last few years or so they told me at the trade fair I attended about a week ago. They also make it in PV Balmoral range.

Not all of their current production tartans are on the website.

I presume the supplier here may have based their product list on a range sent to them by MM.

[Barb T]

I thought that Lochcarron was the only authorized weaver of IoS?? The Register says that it owned by Mrs Rosemary Nicolson Samios and supplied by Lochcarron.

[KiltFitz]

On their most recent trade price list, it is among a range of tartans which carry a royalty surcharge. Most of them aren't on that list either I believe,

[KiltFitz]

I thought that Lochcarron was the only authorized weaver of IoS?? The Register says that it owned by Mrs Rosemary Nicolson Samios and supplied by Lochcarron.

It does say that but I'm not sure how up to date that excerpt is and also it doesn't actually say Lochcarron is the only weaver. I can see how one might make that assumption however.

See Scotweb's page for instance: MARTO is their code for MM. It is available in all weights they produce and PV too.

https://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartan/Isle-of-Skye-/49624

[Steve Ashton]

The Isle of Skye Tartan is copyrighted to the designer, and she gets a royalty on every yard woven. Marton Mills does indeed weave IOS in every weight they produce. I have the IOS in P/V as one of the Tartans in my rental fleet and have made many kilts from MM IOS.

[Sean Wilson]

Well whatever mill it was woven at... 8 yards of Macfarlane Hunting Modern arrived 4 days ago. The quality is fantastic and the price at £167 retail was unbelievable...

I've now started to make my first kilt from wool, with the aid of Barbara's book. It's so much easier to work with than cotton and looking really good so far for my first real attempt.

I'll post photos totonight when I get home from work.

[Sean Wilson]

I managed to get the photos on at breakfast. the first pic is of the tartan split in two, the remainder are of my pleats to the stripe so far. It's not perfect by any stretch but I'm pleased with it so far.

I'll certainly be buying tartan there again... I have the bug lol

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[Barb T]

I wish their web site listed all their tartans, then... ;-(

[Todd Bradshaw]

It's in the works as we speak. I've been finalizing the colors for the grey version of our tartan with the gals from their bespoke department (who are wonderful and extremely helpful to work with) this morning and within the last couple of days they have been upgrading the website with an index of the stock tartans, as well as sample pix of their tweeds (some of which are really nice and patterns that I haven't seen before). I don't think they have everything running and finished yet, but have a look.

http://www.martonmills.com

[Barb T]

It's in the works as we speak. I don't think they have everything running and finished yet, but have a look.

The definitely don't have everything up yet, and I really hope it works better when they get it finished than it did this morning when I went to their site!!