No "Freemason" tartan?

**Chas** · 31st July 12, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by AJBryant

LOL!
Brilliant.

Thanks, guys. How the heck did I miss all those? Sigh.

I can deal with the Freemason's Universal, but... dang. I hate blue and purple.

(That's also my frustration with the X-Marks the Scot tartan -- which I want to use, but can't bring myself to like.)

Go to http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/index.aspx type lodge in the search - there are about another five.

Regards

Chas

**McClef** · 31st July 12, 11:56 AM

For the same reasons that there can be no universally accepted tartan for a religion the same holds true for for the noble Craft of Freemasonry.

Each Grand Lodge is its own authority and can, indeed authorise a tartan for itself but that is not binding upon any other Grand Lodge whatsoever. A rite is still under the authority of an individual Grand Lodge which again is not binding upon another GL practicing a rite.

It is nice to have permission to wear the tartan agreed by the GL of Utah, but it would not still be recognised by my own GL - the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) which also covers Wales!

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 31st July 12, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by chas

it is probably those long cold winter nights that turn a man's thoughts toward 16oz wool.

Regards

chas

lol!

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**AJBryant** · 3rd August 12, 03:06 PM

Thanks for the additional tartans.

I guess it was too much to hope that there would be "one" Masonic tartan. Oof.

**Mike_Oettle** · 4th August 12, 01:18 PM

Actually, by my count there are no fewer than 18 different tartans for Templar and Masonic orders. But most of them have particular applications, and as has been said there is no actual universal tartan for Masonic use, despite the claim made by the folk in Utah.
I hope you manage to find one you can use, AJBryant.
Regards,
Mike

**McClef** · 5th August 12, 12:44 AM

Perhaps we might get around to an X Marks Freemason tartan at some stage though...

**Jay** · 5th August 12, 04:40 AM

In Ontario, Canada we have tartans for our GL, Scottish Rite and Royal Arch

**Peter Crowe** · 5th August 12, 05:52 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

Perhaps we might get around to an X Marks Freemason tartan at some stage though...

Nice idea Brother! Would any jurisdiction recognise it, and if so which or how many?

**McClef** · 5th August 12, 11:45 AM

We would recognise it amongst ourselves Brother Peter, if any jurisdiction wishes to also that is up to them!

Just thought it might be a nice idea somewhere down the road.

**Peter Crowe** · 5th August 12, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by McClef

We would recognise it amongst ourselves Brother Peter, if any jurisdiction wishes to also that is up to them!

Just thought it might be a nice idea somewhere down the road.

Right enough Brother Trefor, I was thinking of a tartan sett that incorporates either shepherd tartan check or hodden gray (in honour of Brother Robert Burns), but maybe with some blue for the craft as well....maybe even the Burns check with the green stripes replaced by Masonic blue!