New Balmoral bonnet is here!

[macwilkin]

Awesome Todd, congrats and well done my friend! I can't wait until we can get together over a wee dram! Looking forward to that day, as well as hopefully seeing a photo or two of you in your new bonnet!

Yours aye,

Indeed, Kyle -- we'll have that dram next February at the Stag Burns Night! I hadn't thought about fawn and lovat blue, though...hmmm.

T.

[creagdhubh]

Indeed, Kyle -- we'll have that dram next February at the Stag Burns Night! I hadn't thought about fawn and lovat blue, though...hmmm.

T.

Yes, indeed we will Todd! Doesn't the Lovat Blue dicing sound lovely with a Fawn coloured Balmoral?! Ugh, I need an expense account for Highland attire alone!

I have posted a photo that I think you will recognize. I am curious where you purchased the extremely smart hose you are wearing? I am well aware that Chris at Dunadd, and Matt at the Scottish Tartans Museum carry countless styles of kilt hose in the similar dicing, or "checkerboard" style (as well as many other styles and options), yet I love how yours appear to be not as thick as some variants available on the market. I also love the colours! Is that Fawn and Lovat Green, or perhaps a Bottle/Tartan Green? Simply wonderful my friend. I also love the livery colours of your Chief as a cockade in your bonnet.



Thanks mate,

[macwilkin]

Yes, indeed we will Todd! Doesn't the Lovat Blue dicing sound lovely with a Fawn coloured Balmoral?! Ugh, I need an expense account for Highland attire alone!

I have posted a photo that I think you will recognize. I am curious where you purchased the extremely smart hose you are wearing? I am well aware that Chris at Dunadd, and Matt at the Scottish Tartans Museum carry countless styles of kilt hose in the similar dicing, or "checkerboard" style (as well as many other styles and options), yet I love how yours appear to be not as thick as some variants available on the market. I also love the colours! Is that Fawn and Lovat Green, or perhaps a Bottle/Tartan Green? Simply wonderful my friend. I also love the livery colours of your Chief as a cockade in your bonnet.



Thanks mate,

The hose in question Kyle are from Victoria at The Almost Unwearoutable Sock Company in Northumberland. They really do live up to their name!

The colours are oatmeal with "Holly" Green checks. The pattern is the "coquet" pattern.

That is my old Mackie bonnet, by the way.

T.

[creagdhubh]

Oh, I have been to that website before! Wonderful, thanks Todd!

Slainte,

[creagdhubh]

Todd,

One more thing mate: Which ply of wool did you order for your hose? They offer 4, 8, plain ply 4, and plain ply 8.

Thanks,

[macwilkin]

Todd,

One more thing mate: Which ply of wool did you order for your hose? They offer 4, 8, plain ply 4, and plain ply 8.

Thanks,

You would ask that, Kyle. If I remember correctly, I ordered the 8 ply.

T.

[creagdhubh]

You would ask that, Kyle. If I remember correctly, I ordered the 8 ply.

T.

LOL! I know I should be PMing you with all of this, oh well! Thanks again Todd!

Best,

[fluter]

I know the current XMarks trend is to "Jock" a new bonnet, but I'm with Kyle & Todd on this. I always allow time, wear, & Washington's "soft weather" to do the job for me

Northwest Washington, you say? That should take about a week!

[Iainkp]

ok, so I half jocked it - Soaked it in water for the night - loosend it up a bit with a light beating - then wore it dry for the day - total time was only two days, spent in a little more haste than i wanted, however the end result turned out to my liking - later I may re-soak and reshape it because when I hung it to dry it dried a little bit to much before I could get at it to mold it so it created some wrinkly lumps - however not enough to terribly bother me at the moment, i can worry about it on my next day off



btw here is the pic from my webcam- i just got home from work so the light is poor as its almost midnight -





Iain

[seanachie]

....Incorrect info...sorry for the errant post.