Custom-Run of Hunting MacMillan in Reproduction Colors

[davidlpope]

I'm going to have a custom-run of heavyweight Hunting MacMillan tartan woven in the Reproduction colors by D. C. Dalgliesh. There's another couple folks who seem to be interested as well. We're probably 2 kilt lengths (4 DW yards of tartan each) short of having enough yardage to have it woven double-width for the same price as single-width. If you're interested in more details or getting in on the order please PM me. This is an image of what the tartan looks like:

[piperdbh]

That looks familiar.

I'm looking forward to seeing the kilts made from this run.

[NewEnglander]

That's a lovely bit of tartan there and I've got some MacMillans back in the family tree...but the most recent kilt just arrived last week.
Good luck with joneses to come...I look forward to pics of the final kilts!

[xman]

Is that a Lochcarron sample David? The Dalgleish Reproduction MacDonald I have uses chocolate brown in stead of the black.

[davidlpope]

Is that a Lochcarron sample David? The Dalgleish Reproduction MacDonald I have uses chocolate brown instead of the black.

No, it's a Dalgliesh sample, but it's an older sample when Dalgliesh was using a very, very dark chocolate brown which appears as black in this scan. Their "reproduction colors" have changed subtly over the years; the color they use for yellow now is really more of an olive green, instead of the gold-ish color shown in this swatch. I have actual fabric swatches that I'm planning to send them so that the colors they use will match the older colors, which I find much more attractive.

Cordially,

David

[xman]

No, it's a Dalgliesh sample, but it's an older sample when Dalgliesh was using a very, very dark chocolate brown which appears as black in this scan. Their "reproduction colors" have changed subtly over the years; the color they use for yellow now is really more of an olive green, instead of the gold-ish color shown in this swatch. I have actual fabric swatches that I'm planning to send them so that the colors they use will match the older colors, which I find much more attractive.

Thanks for the clarification. Nice to know they can be that accommodating.

[wildrover]

That is a really nice tartan!

[davidlpope]

I'm planning to place the order with Dalgliesh on July 1. Please advise by June 25th if you are interested in ordering.

David

[davidlpope]

Just wanted to provide a quick update. I picked up the custom woven tartan from my importer this weekend. Here's how it turned out:


DSC_4485 by davidlpope


The true colors are pretty close to the photo- although a photographer I'm not! It's basically the Dalgliesh reproduction colors, but with a different yellow and a darker charcoal/burnt umber for the black.

The thread count is based on the STA had with a minor modification (I made the blue/grey "block" a little wider to "balance out" the green/brown portion of the tartan). The sett size is right at 9 inches, so I think it will look really nice done up in a kilt. I've already mailed out a kilt length of the fabric to one fellow clansman and am waiting for the other lucky fellow to get back into town so he can take receipt of his.

I've raved about it before, but I really think that Ken Dalgliesh weaves the finest kilt fabric in the world.

Cordially,

David

[piperdbh]

That's really pretty fabric, neighbor. I hope to see you wearing it the next time we meet at the Punctuation Theater.