building a Tartan and registering it.

[macwilkin]

What's the cost on recording a tartan?

Information:

http://www.tartansauthority.com/Web/..._recording.asp

[hospitaller]

Information:

http://www.tartansauthority.com/Web/..._recording.asp

The problem is that in addition to the STA fees, you have to pay of your own dime to have a commercial run of your tartan for the sample they require, so we're talking about several hundreds of dollars if not more.

Or you can have a commercial print...made, which also adds up.

And as they say on their website, no guarantees they will record it if they find something wrong, a repeat, you are not authorized to register a specific name, patronimic denominator, etc.

[Aggie]

If your not familiar with tartan design it may be worth spending the cash to get an expert's help. It depends on how much resources you're willing to devote to the effort. In my case I didn't want to run the risk of having my design rejected by the STA as being too close to another existing tartan. So I used the services of Matt Newsome. It also depends on how creative you are. Good luck on your design.

[sharpdressedscot]

Information:

http://www.tartansauthority.com/Web/..._recording.asp

thanks for the link.


Yeesh, all that for just making a pattern on a piece of clothing.

[Barb T]

And it would be really useful for you to get some advice from a kiltmaker (I'd be happy to do it) on whether what you've designed will pleat well or not. Here are a couple of threads that illustrate that poorly designed tartans can be a real headache for a kiltmaker:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/p...454/index.html

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/p...855/index.html