NH noob with fancy tartan weaving ambition

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Hi all,

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VERY noob regarding all things tartan and weaving, pardon the errors in terminology, etc.

At times, I might give the false impression that "I know everything already... "
That is not intended, just trying to do my homework, be prepared.
Please feel free to correct me if you feel I'm mistaken,
or if I could benefit from another idea or viewpoint.

I really want to learn!

Short:

I'm not sure what I need, because I don't know yet.
So far, I want to learn about weaving, tartan, adequate/acceptable kilt-wearing etiquette.
Very open to advice!

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the crazy project:
Full:
dress in proper, full kilt attire at my wife's clan meet in Scotland, in August.

Um, just out of the box, you're WAY ahead of most of us, including probably some who've never left a home village in the Orkney Islands!!!!!!!!

HOWEVER, I'll still offer a few suggestions:
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1. Make the acquantance of Barb Tewksbury. You'll mesh in more than one universe, since she's a planetary geologist (tag line, "brain for rocks.")
2. Attend that clan gathering, even if you're no closer to kilted perfection than not even out of the starting gate. My sister's been to two, and she enjoyed them immensely, even though she was then just a high schooler tagging along with her parents!
3. Since you're interested in weaving, make a point of a trip to Lochcarron Mills, who offer a REALLY interesting tour of their weaving facility in Selkirk, Scottish Borders. They're pretty good at weaving (about a month after we took that tour, a guy whose first name is bracketed by MANY initials at both ends (first name Charles) was photographed there talking to the same lovely matron who gave US a lesson in patience while she talked about exorcising a repeating single transverse error in a 30 meter bolt of tartan using a hand-held needle that removed the "oops" thread and replaced it with the proper one).
4. If you go to Edinburgh, visit the Royal Britannia yacht. Fascinating tour.

And, calling yourself a NOOBIE sounds like Robert Oppenheimer telling someone he was trying to learn a bit about physics!