Tartan waistcoat?

[ccga3359]

Well, isn't the kilt in itself just a little too much ?

Maybe I just like being a little too much, some times.

Robert, we wear kilts to try to blend into our environment hence the need for hunting tartans. None of us on this forum want to stand out. You look splendid as usual.

[Ancienne Alliance]

Robert, we wear kilts to try to blend into our environment hence the need for hunting tartans. .

Yes, of course, hunting tartan......to blend....yes...hummm, what is your prey exactly ?


Best,

Robert

[Paul]

Do you wish to wear this with your kilt? Or for times when not wearing your kilt? I once wore a Maple leaf tartan shirt with my Maple Leaf kilt (not to mention a Maple Leaf tie that no one noticed, never again it was all too much. Even a waistcoat (on the diagonal) and kilt in matching tartan might be too much. Mind you, tartan pocket flaps on a charcoal wool waistcoat would be a nice touch.

Yes. I feel it may be too much if my tartan was a little more striking. It's Campbell Ancient by HoE so it's a lot darker than most tartans.

And thanks for the link Cavebear58... seems like a perfect price and I could supply the buttons to her also!

[piperdbh]

Paul

http://www.janetsteward.co.uk/index.html

Based in the UK, and offers a customer-supplied fabric service for about £25.

Best wishes, Graham.

I realize the OP is in the UK, but for those of us on the western banks of the Pond, Ms. Steward's services do not apply, as she does not accept orders from the US or Canada. I really admire her pics.

I'll be in the market for a bias waistcoat soon myself. Thanks for starting this thread.

[Cavebear58]

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[Paul]

I realize the OP is in the UK, but for those of us on the western banks of the Pond, Ms. Steward's services do not apply, as she does not accept orders from the US or Canada. I really admire her pics.

I'll be in the market for a bias waistcoat soon myself. Thanks for starting this thread.

If you would like a waistcoat from her I'd be happy to have it sent to me and then send it to yourself.
I've had similar favors off others on the forum and I've helped others out before myself.

[HarborSpringsPiper]

I'm seriously thinking about ordering one of these from Scotweb. Does anybody have any recommendation regarding tartan weight for these vests? They list four choices in Red MacRae, 10oz, 11oz, 13oz and 16oz(Strome). My kilt is Strome but don't they usually use lighter wgt material for accessory items like this? Does it matter?

[svc40bt]

I'm seriously thinking about ordering one of these from Scotweb. Does anybody have any recommendation regarding tartan weight for these vests? They list four choices in Red MacRae, 10oz, 11oz, 13oz and 16oz(Strome). My kilt is Strome but don't they usually use lighter wgt material for accessory items like this? Does it matter?

The sett size will be smaller on the lighter weights, but I am not sure how noticable it would be.

[HarborSpringsPiper]

The sett size will be smaller on the lighter weights, but I am not sure how noticable it would be.

I did not know that sett size changed with material weight. I recall others mentioning previously that exact match-up is really not necessary with the waistcoat, rather sticking with the same tartan is what's important. I realize whatever I choose it's likely the colors will not be exactly the same, even from the same weaver, given variation between runs of the same tartan. I'm just curious as far as the garment itself if one would be a better choice.

[svc40bt]

I did not know that sett size changed with material weight. I recall others mentioning previously that exact match-up is really not necessary with the waistcoat, rather sticking with the same tartan is what's important. I realize whatever I choose it's likely the colors will not be exactly the same, even from the same weaver, given variation between runs of the same tartan. I'm just curious as far as the garment itself if one would be a better choice.

Since fabric weight is for a given area of fabric, to make it heavier requires it to be thicker. Thus a 16 oz fabric will be made of larger diameter yarn than 10 oz fabric. Since the sett is described by the number of yarns of one color, then the next, if a tartan in 10 oz fabric has a 4" sett the same tartan in 16 oz fabric will likely be over 6".