Pennsylvania Tartan?

[Bob C]

When will someone (who knows what they're doing, unlike myself!) design a New York State tartan?!

Blue and gold, I would guess. Maybe mix in a lighter blue for the bluebird (official bird) and some sort of red for the rose (official flower)?

[svc40bt]

Did anyone on the board have a kilt made in the PA tartan? Pics would be great. It is a good looking tartan, and I am from PA. Too bad they didn't make it official.

[Jon1975]

I believe it is official now. See below:

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL


1331
1331
Session of

No. 2009

INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, FLECK, FREEMAN, KORTZ, MARKOSEK,


MARSHALL, McILVAINE SMITH, MILNE, MOUL, MUSTIO, O'NEILL,


PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PRESTON, REICHLEY, ROCK, SIPTROTH AND


SWANGER, APRIL 22, 2009


REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 22, 2009


AN ACT
1 Designating the Pennsylvania tartan as the official State tartan
2 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania tartan was designed by William H.
4 Johnston and honors the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, "The Black
5 Watch," whose success at the battle of Bushy Run in 1763 assured
6 British rule in Western Pennsylvania; and
7 WHEREAS, This tartan incorporates the colors of the
8 Pennsylvania State flag.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Official State tartan.
12 The Pennsylvania tartan is hereby selected, designated and
13 adopted as the official State tartan of the Commonwealth of
14 Pennsylvania. The tartan shall have a pattern of repeating half
15 -sett of threads, pivots full, as follows: blue-60, gold-4,
16 blue-4, gold-4, blue-10, green-10, black-30, blue-10, green-40,
17 red-4, black-6, red-4, green-40, blue-10, black-30, green-10,



1 blue-40, gold-4, blue-4.
2 Section 2. Effective date.
3 This act shall take effect in 60 days.


20090HB1331PN1591 - 2




[MarkMcM]

as far as state tartans go, I'm quite partial to the New Hampshire tartan

[Jon1975]

The camo only works for those of us from "Pennsyltucky" Dad always said, "You have Philly on one side, Pittsburgh on the other, and Alabama in the middle.".

All in good fun, please dont delete this post. I was born and raised in PA so I think I'm allowed to poke a little fun.

Seriously though if people are going to get Matt to do 4 yard box pleats in this Tartan, I may be interested depending on the price.

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

Try Scotweb. They have it all.
www.scotweb.co.uk

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Since this original thread is now about 4 years old, I thought I'd update my info a bit. If anyone is interested in doing a single kilt order, a 4 yard box pleated kilt for an average sized man will be $495. This is for heavy weight, 100% new worsted wool, woven in Scotland.

I can also provide standard 8 yard knife pleated kilts, as well as "casual" kilts made from custom tartans, as well as sell the cloth by the yard. Just contact me for info.

[Wompet]

Last Friday when I was up in Franklin, Matt mentioned having made a Pennsylvania tartan kilt for someone. Maybe, if we're lucky, he took a picture or two.
(Just the remaining fabric looked good. Unfortunately I would have had to be two feet tall for it to be enough for a kilt. )

[Jack Daw]

I like that tartan (unlike the Texas Bluebonnet - sorry fans)! I'm not from PA, but that's the colony where my ancestor McIntyre got off the boat and settled. I'm strongly considering a purchase.

[kiltedinUSMC]

I'm going to following this. This is very near to my heart beacuse I was born and raised in PA. The mintue the State House and State Senate pass this into law I am getting a kilt in the PA tartan!