Plaid brooches

**CMcG** · 4th April 11, 03:43 PM

What sort of plaid are we talking about and what else are you going to wear with it?

**Teufel Hunden** · 4th April 11, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by CMcG

What sort of plaid are we talking about and what else are you going to wear with it?

It'll be a fly plaid, MacDonald of the Isles modern hunting, worn with a Montrose Doublet, horsehair sporran, diced hose, and those dreaded ghillies.

**Dale Seago** · 4th April 11, 04:17 PM

I'd recommend doodling around and then getting in touch with Mike McRae at Scotia Metalwork. I have a brooch he made years ago, about 3 inches across in sterling. . .It's a domed solid hexagon with a carnelian in the center, and some nice engraving in the panels around it. Actually looks like a Victorian-era antique.

Oops, actually I don't, my girlfriend has it right now.

**thescot** · 18th April 11, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Dale Seago

I'd recommend doodling around and then getting in touch with Mike McRae at Scotia Metalwork. I have a brooch he made years ago, about 3 inches across in sterling. . .It's a domed solid hexagon with a carnelian in the center, and some nice engraving in the panels around it. Actually looks like a Victorian-era antique.

Oops, actually I don't, my girlfriend has it right now.

Echo Dale's advice. I have one of Mike's rings with the lion rampant. He does good work and is a nice, honest fellow.

**Teufel Hunden** · 18th April 11, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by thescot

Echo Dale's advice. I have one of Mike's rings with the lion rampant. He does good work and is a nice, honest fellow.

He has yet to respond to my emails. I only had a somewhat limited time to jump on the antique piece my lass really liked, or decide on the custom one, but with two weeks, two emails and no response I had to assume he wasn't interested. I'll post up pics when the antique brooch comes though.