HoE Modern

**Paul Henry** · 5th April 10, 10:28 AM

This site offers a good comparison, but remember actual samples are the best guide
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**xman** · 5th April 10, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by paulhenry

This site offers a good comparison, but remember actual samples are the best guide
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Thank-you very much, but I think looking at the virtual swatches is what's confusing me. I guess I should have specifically asked for images of kilts in HoE modern. You're right though. I'm gonna need some more swatches in hand before I can decide.

**auld argonian** · 5th April 10, 11:25 AM

Wait a minnit.....the photo with Hector and Molly...that's the tartan that my otherwise non-tartan-interested wife thought was really attractive.

How is it HoE (House of Edgar?) muted or modern...I thought that it was one of the MacDonald tartans.

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AA

**davidlpope** · 5th April 10, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

Wait a minnit.....the photo with Hector and Molly...that's the tartan that my otherwise non-tartan-interested wife thought was really attractive.

How is it HoE (House of Edgar?) muted or modern...I thought that it was one of the MacDonald tartans.

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AA

The tartan is Macdonald of Clanranald. The weaving mill (my best guess) is House of Edgar. I think the tartans shown in this photo are woven in the "Ancient" color scheme- based on the "orangeness" of the red and the fact that Hector is wearing "Ancient Red" hose flashes.

FWIW, the House of Edgar blue and green are much darker than Lochcarron's "pastel-colored" Ancient blue and green, by comparison. That often leads to confusion. One has to take into account each mill's "interpretation" of a color scheme when trying to make an ID from such a small photo. One other caveat- HOE tends to weave mainly in 13oz. and their tartans tend to have a smaller sett size, which results in more repeats of the tartan on the front apron, pleats, etc. These aren't bad things, but just something to consider...

This is what MacDonald of Clanranald in the Modern color scheme, woven by House of Edgar, looks like:

Best bet is to get fabric swatches!

Cordially,

David

**xman** · 5th April 10, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by davidlpope

... the fact that Hector is wearing "Ancient Red" hose flashes.

Ah, very good detective work!

Originally Posted by davidlpope

This is what MacDonald of Clanranald in the Modern color scheme, woven by House of Edgar, looks like:

As opposed to this which claims to be the same.

Yeah, I think swatches are the only way.

**davidlpope** · 5th April 10, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by xman

Ah, very good detective work!

As opposed to this which claims to be the same.

Yeah, I think swatches are the only way.

The first image is a scanned swatch of the actual tartan. The second image is a computer-generated file (looks like it came from Scotweb?). I think that is what accounts for the differences you're seeing.

David

**xman** · 5th April 10, 07:11 PM

It's funny y'know ... I've been thinking how much better I'd like the Clanranald Weathered colours if the brown was more green and the orange was still red.

Oh look!