Need some Tartan advice

[starbkjrus]

Wow, ask and ye shall receive. Thanks all for the info, and Matt I may be in touch in the next week or so about that fabric.

Bill,

I like that tartan better than most of the Stewart ones. I might actually be able to wear that one. I think most of my problem comes from the fact that I was at University in the early 80's at the height of the Preppy explosion. All those girls in kilt skirts, dresses and jumpers ALL in the brightest Stewart tartans possible. Of course I was wearing madras pants so bright should not really concern me now should it?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Dee,

If you are a Stewart also, you may be interested to know that the Carolina tartan (the official one) was based off of a version of the Stewart tartan. It is very close in sett to the Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan.

Aye,
Matt

[macwilkin]

I really like the so-called "Old Stewart" tartan:

http://www.scotchcorner.com/mill/tar...-old-sett.html

Cheers,

Todd

[M. A. C. Newsome]

The Old Stewart is one of four tartans that Strathmore is now producing in the authentic Wilsons of Bannockburn colors (late eighteenth century, early nineteenth century dye colors). They are doing it in a medium weight (13 oz) cloth.

Aye,
Matt

[KMacT]

I really like the so-called "Old Stewart" tartan:
http://www.scotchcorner.com/mill/tar...-old-sett.html

I agree, and I have eight yards of this and will be making an attempt to sew my own eight-yard kilt out of this tartan. But it has a 15 inch sett(!), so it's a bit of a challenge (I'll be pleating it to the stripe on the "half-sett" for a more managable 7.5 inch sett).

Kevin