Tartan of the Month - March

**Father Bill** · 12th March 11, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

I've heard of a headless horseman, but a cyclist? :-)

When our schoolboard was first going into cutbacks, I was a vice-principal. Walking with a colleague into a school for a meeting, there was a stepladder with a lad well up inside the suspended ceiling so that we could only see him from the waist down. Without thinking, I said to my colleague, "Look - cutbacks! Half an electrician."

It didn't really go over all that well, but you bring back to mind the stuff that jumps out of our mouths at times.

**theborderer** · 12th March 11, 06:59 AM

I would say its a shirt, of no particular tartan. In the 50's we said Lumberjack shirt.

**Morris at Heathfield** · 14th March 11, 03:17 PM

I think the tartan looks familiar, but I can't place it. As for the style, it looks 19th century to me. That's about as definite as I can get.

Is Matt Newsome allowed to give his input on this one?

**figheadair** · 15th March 11, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Morris at Heathfield

I think the tartan looks familiar, but I can't place it. As for the style, it looks 19th century to me. That's about as definite as I can get.

Is Matt Newsome allowed to give his input on this one?

Absolutely.

**davidlpope** · 15th March 11, 11:47 AM

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**davidlpope** · 15th March 11, 11:49 AM

Okay...looks like a Regency Era dressing gown, made up in an assymetric variant of the Skene tartan, fabric by WOB, made for a gentleman member of the Highland Society of London.

How far off am I?

David

BTW, the Culloden fabric arrived yesterday and it is beautiful. Thanks for setting up the custom weave.

**figheadair** · 15th March 11, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by davidlpope

Okay...looks like a Regency Era dressing gown, made up in an assymetric variant of the Skene tartan, fabric by WOB, made for a gentleman member of the Highland Society of London.

How far off am I?

Some way off yet

• Regency Era – there or there abouts.
• dressing gown - no
• made up in an asymmetric – yes
• variant of the Skene tartan – no
• fabric by WOB - no
• made for a gentleman member of the Highland Society of London - no

BTW, the Culloden fabric arrived yesterday and it is beautiful. Thanks for setting up the custom weave.

I’m delighted that you’re pleased.

**Morris at Heathfield** · 17th March 11, 11:55 PM

I finally remember what tartan it reminds me of: Shaw of Tordarroch (the green one).

EDIT: Of course, that's unlikely, as the Shaw of Tordarroch tartans were designed in 1969.