Anyone own Clergy Blue Kilt?

[Prester John]

Hey

I like the new avatar! Arrrrrrrrhhhh!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Fr. John,

I have one currently on order for a client. The cloth hasn't even arrived yet, and it may be several weeks before I get around to making it. But when I do, I'll have pictures I can share with you.
Aye,
Matt

[Prester John]

Thanks again, Matt!

I can't wait to see it.

In looking at the pic of the USAF tartan, I was frankly surprised that it looked so nice.

So, I'm wondering about the Clergy Blue, ancient specifically, but, hey, beggars can't be choosers.

Thanks again, I can't wait to see it.

[Barb T]

I'm curious why were you surprised that the AF tartan looked so nice as a kilt! Actually, to be honest, I've made kilts from quite a few tartans that I thought were, shall we say, "unfortunate choices", but I have rarely had a tartan that didn't look good once the tartan was made up. It's surprising, but true.

Here are a couple pics of the US Air Force Reserve pipe band looking pretty swell in their kilts:

http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/band/Photos/BP/BP4.jpg

http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/band/Photos/BP/BP23.jpg (you'll also recognize the gent in the center)

Cheers,

Barb

[Barb T]

You'll also notice, if you go to the photos in the previous message, that, unlike most bands, there's not a chubby piper in the lot!!

B

[jfellrath]

I have a Clark Ancient tartan casual kilt from Kiltstore.net... is that the same thing?

http://kiltstore.net/tartanfinder.html?id=sd7v4AtP

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Well, similar but not the same. Today, the Clark tartan is usually woven with white overstripes, where the Clergy blue tartan is woven with grey or sometimes light blue. But it will give you an idea of the general look of the kilt.

The kilt I will be making is the Clergy blue, ancient colors, made from Lochcarron's 16 oz cloth. It will be box pleated, to show the blue stripe on the black.

Aye,
Matt