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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,

    Todd

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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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    Only non clan one I own (waiting for it to get here) is a blackwatch.
    Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly View Post
    If people don't like it they can go sit on a thistle.

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