Where to get the weaving done in 2025?

**OC Richard** · 26th August 25, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by jsrnephdoc

I can think of many such tartans created by retailers in a "series" (for example, to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States). Could one American retailer design a series of tartans embracing battle names, or names of the original 13 states, or whatever and have them woven for sale?

That's happened quite a bit.

So back in the 1990s House Of Edgar came out with a complete series of Irish County Tartans. What I love about these is that the colours and designs were created purely to look good, in accordance with the Highland weavers of old. The colours weren't chosen for any ulterior purpose, say, like trying to invent a tartan using the colours of a flag etc.

The Irish County Range proved to be very popular and sold well.

Then in the early 2000s ScotWeb came out with their own range of Irish County tartans.

Rather than simply choosing attractive colours, ScotWeb's colours followed each County's crest, which due to each County's GAA teams wearing these colours did mean that the Irish County Crest range used colours identified with the various Counties. This range is now owned by USA Kilts.

So you or I or anyone could come up with our own range of "Irish County" tartans.

About US States, quite a few States have tartans which have been officially adopted.

Also somebody has come up with some tartans based on the colours of the various US States' flags.

Since most of the States' flags are just a big plain blue field there's not much to work with.

And as the numerous attempts at designing a tartan based on the colours of the US flag demonstrate, a tartan trying to look like a flag is pretty much doomed to looking ugly.

**jsrnephdoc** · 26th August 25, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

That's happened quite a bit.

So back in the 1990s House Of Edgar came out with a complete series of Irish County Tartans. What I love about these is that the colours and designs were created purely to look good, in accordance with the Highland weavers of old. The colours weren't chosen for any ulterior purpose, say, like trying to invent a tartan using the colours of a flag etc.

The Irish County Range proved to be very popular and sold well.

Did HoE register them?

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Then in the early 2000s ScotWeb came out with their own range of Irish County tartans.

Rather than simply choosing attractive colours, ScotWeb's colours followed each County's crest, which due to each County's GAA teams wearing these colours did mean that the Irish County Crest range used colours identified with the various Counties. This range is now owned by USA Kilts.

My guess is that such "ownership" by USA Kilts is protected by US Trademark law rather than the Scottish Registry. But that is JUST a guess.

Just this morning, my NYC daughter-in-law sent me information about a Scottish retailer selling COMPLETELY contemporary articles made from Scottish Parliament protected "Harris Tweed," which from my simplistic understanding is probably an even thornier thicket than is the Registry of Tartans!