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    I don't believe royal Stewart is a 'clan' tartan, correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I've been told.
    My Question is, what is the Stewart clan tartan? I had kilts from an early age, ( my mother made my first when I was a wee lad, MacThomas) and I have Scot-Irish roots growing in all directions.
    My great grandmother was a Stewart who came to this country from Sterling, Scotland and I would like to get a Stewart kilt. Royal Stewart is too much of a fashion tartan nowadays. Is black Stewart a choice?
    Also, I have and wear a Black watch kilt that I've had for years ( my mothers handi work) and just in the past 5 years or so have some people came up to me to tell me I shouldn't wear it because it's 'military'.
    Tartan/kilt police on patrol?
    Thanks for any help.

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    By the way..... I hope I haven't high-jacked this thread with my post.
    If so, I apologise in advance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Celtic
    I don't believe royal Stewart is a 'clan' tartan, correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I've been told.
    My Question is, what is the Stewart clan tartan? I
    I believe most Stewarts who are active in their Clan Society wear Stewart old/ancient clan tartan. Although, you'll proabaly see as many in Stewart hunting, black, etc... Not a Stewart myself, just going off what I've been told. I've even been told that Stewart Hunting was the official clan tartan..

    Stewart old/ancient Clan Tartan


    Clan Tent picture

    Anyway, the common tartans I like are:
    * Blackwatch
    * Hunting Stewart
    * Flower of Scotland
    * Scottish National

    Not in any order...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Celtic
    I don't believe royal Stewart is a 'clan' tartan, correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I've been told.
    My Question is, what is the Stewart clan tartan? I had kilts from an early age, ( my mother made my first when I was a wee lad, MacThomas) and I have Scot-Irish roots growing in all directions.
    My great grandmother was a Stewart who came to this country from Sterling, Scotland and I would like to get a Stewart kilt. Royal Stewart is too much of a fashion tartan nowadays. Is black Stewart a choice?
    Also, I have and wear a Black watch kilt that I've had for years ( my mothers handi work) and just in the past 5 years or so have some people came up to me to tell me I shouldn't wear it because it's 'military'.
    Tartan/kilt police on patrol?
    Thanks for any help.

    MacThomas standard
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    Black watch
    utilikilt workman
    saffron ( for my irishness)
    FWIW, here is what the Clan Stuart Society of North America says

    "The Stewarts are not just one clan. They consist of several major branches evolving from the descendents of various High Stewarts of Scotland.

    There are several other older branches of the family. Some are Highland Clans and some are not. As a result, there are many Stewart Tartans. (Sixty-nine are officially registered and several are unofficial, using the main patterns with different background colors. "Camel Stewart" is an example.) Some tartans are general name-wide tartans that can be worn by anyone associated with the Stewarts. Others are specifically associated with a particular family or Clan (Stewart of Galloway, Stewart of Bute, Stewart of Appin, Stewart of Athol, etc.) The Hunting Stewart, is considered the National Tartan of Scotland and may be worn by any Scotsman. Protocol would dictate that only the current Royal Family would be "entitled" to wear the Royal Stewart tartan. If you have already invested in the Royal Stewart -- wear and enjoy your investment! "
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Celtic
    I have and wear a Black watch kilt that I've had for years ( my mothers handi work) and just in the past 5 years or so have some people came up to me to tell me I shouldn't wear it because it's 'military'.
    Black Watch is a military tartan, but it is also a tartan worn by three different clans. Some referred to it as the Government Sett and consider it a universal tartan.

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    Government Sett

    Quote Originally Posted by billmcc
    Black Watch is a military tartan, but it is also a tartan worn by three different clans. Some referred to it as the Government Sett and consider it a universal tartan.
    It still is the Government Sett, especially now that all battalions of the new Royal Regiment of Scotland are wearing it.

    Ironically, the term "universal" did not originally mean that anyone could wear it, only that it was the universal sett for the Scottish Regiments.

    Cheers,

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    I really like Stillwater's Nightstalker tartan. I would love to get a full traditional kilt made up in the tartan, but I would probably have to pay too much for that.

    I also find the Black Stewart to be a very striking tartan.
    We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. - Japanese Proverb

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    Quote Originally Posted by davedove

    I also find the Black Stewart to be a very striking tartan.
    I like that one a lot also. I am curious to see what Stillwater will do next in their economy and standard lines. When my eight stabilizes I will get some of there wool ones as well.

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    Johnny Celtic,

    I was told from a very early age what Stuart's I was to wear as family tartans (Royal, Hunting and my fav. Black). There are a number of variables to the Stuart/Stewart's and quite a number of Stuart tartans. There are a lot of family's that have more than one because they may have some relatives with ties to the Royal but have there regional Stuart clan tartans they wore everyday. The Stuarts and there Septs were spread around and each region had ties to different tartans.
    A well layed out family tree showed me where everyone from my family were and ended up. It's a long tree but it really maps out the ties to the tartans. Even I didn't realize how may variables to the Stuart/Stewart tartans there were.

    Kilted Stuart

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