The "Ponderings Of An Ancient Scot" thread and its theme of folks taking up newer tartans in place of the clan tartans got me thinking.

As, at least, an academic exercise, what would an "Ancient Xmarks", a "Hunting Xmarks" and an "Ancient Hunting Xmarks" tartan look like?

I lean toward those muted and toned down tartans in lieu of the brighter modern versions. There is an Illinois (actually Illinois St. Andrew's Society) tartan, for example, but it's rather bright and wouldn't be my first choice...but maybe an Illinois Hunting or Ancient would be more to my personal taste.

Any of you tartan designers ever thought about variants on the Xmarks?

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AA