My Grandmother's Family Tartan - Chisholm, imporoper to wear?

[figheadair]

Thank you for the quick reply, that is what I was talking about as far as fashion. What you say about the dyes makes perfect sense, I remember reading about how purple was made before the 1850s and it was shipped all over the globe to any who could afford it.

I think you may be referring to Tyrian purple which goes back to Roman times, provably earlier, as a valuable dyestuff. It was a cotton dye and not used for traditional tartan colours.

[RodF]

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So here is an example of the cockades that I mentioned earlier. These are ones that but for the fleur-de-lis are not finished, but gives you an idea of what could be done. The buttons came from Jas. Townsend and work really well for the accent. I will have to try making one from wool tartan, I suspect I need to see if there are ribbons of identified clan tartans.

Ok, now off to cut the front yard.

[Father Bill]

So here is an example of the cockades that I mentioned earlier. These are ones that but for the fleur-de-lis are not finished, but gives you an idea of what could be done. The buttons came from Jas. Townsend and work really well for the accent. I will have to try making one from wool tartan, I suspect I need to see if there are ribbons of identified clan tartans.

Ok, now off to cut the front yard.

WOW! Just plain, WOW!

[RodF]

WOW! Just plain, WOW!

Thanks Father Bill! Now I am trying to figure out tartan cockades! Hmhm...yardage in two yard spools. Ok, Etsy...now there are options...hmhmhm....

Here is the link to the instructions I used to do these.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-ribbon-cockade/

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/j...ns_2017web.pdf

For the buttons...

[CollinMacD]

Collin, the idea of a cockade is also a viable option. If you purchase that bit for the sporran, let me know as I have made many ribbon cockades and would be willing to give it a shot with a piece of tartan - may try it with a piece I believe I ahve here now that I think about it.

With a 1790 ancestor to Nova Scotia, I just gotta ask - where they relocated Loyalists from the colonies? My kids maternal lines includes both DAR and UEL ancestors and so I am a bit familiar with that time period. If that happened to be the case, there could be a great center piece to emphasize with a UEL button or such. When I made these, I did a ribbon cockade and the used an replica AmRevWar pewter button for the center. Will find one and post a pic if interested.

Thank you for you offer, I will let you know. No they never came to US, until my Grandfather migrated in 1914. All came from Ft Williams, where their grandfather, John A. MacDonald was imprisoned for several years, and then the grandchildren left Knoydart, lived nearby their grandfather, He was an Officer in the Jacobites,ClanRanald, fought in Culloden, wounded, escaped, caught, lost everything, put on trial for treason, imprisoned, sentenced, served, released and died. My understanding was he was let go, before sentence ended, and died soon after. One of his Sons, my sixth Grandfather, Samuel and his wife Johanna (Huet), lost everything in Knoydart, as they support the Jacobit cause, and was reduced to tenant farming. They had three sons and daughter who remained to farm, left to help their Grandfather with intentions of leaving Scotland. A couple of years after John A passed all four children boarded the Brigantine Nora, departed Ft Williams with nothing but their clothes on their backs, one satchel of personal items, and crossed to Cape Bretton, where the started their Nova Scotia adventure. All four children married and had more. My sixth grandfather was Angus MacDonald, and the family is known as the MacDonald (MacBrides) of Marydale, St Andrews, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. From Scotland to Nova Scotia, where my Grandfather migrated to the USA in 1914, became citizen in 1934. That is the history.

[Steve Ashton]

Here is your Tartan.