Papal Tartan

**BEEDEE** · 9th September 10, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

A couple of more images, one of me wearing the kilt. This was taken last week before my trip, but was the same outfit I wore in Edinburgh today.

So how long was your jones for your kilt? Just joking!

Brian

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 9th September 10, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

What's this, Matt, sneaking into Edinburgh unannounced and we didn't have a chance to welcome you to Scotland with a kilt night!

No, no kilt night I'm afraid. :-( And I'm even going to be in Hawick tomorrow for a bit most likely.

I'm afraid this is a working trip for me, lads, not a holiday. I've got a full schedule, travelling around with STA director Brian Wilton to tour various tartan mills and other Highland Dress manufacturers in a whirl-wind, educational behind the scenes tour sponsored by Scottish Enterprise. Otherwise I would have let everyone know I would be here in advance and planned a meet up.

I do plan on being at the Pitlochry Games on Saturday if anyone will be there.

**The Vicar** · 9th September 10, 03:42 PM

Amazing artistic work Matt!

Well done!

Robert

**MacRobert's Reply** · 9th September 10, 04:09 PM

Congratulations Matt, a job well done and national news in Scotland! It will be interesting to see how the tartan is used following the Papal visit. We probably wont see the Swiss Guard in kilts but it may turn up in Scottish churches. Seats in my church are upholstered in Dundas tartan.

**KFCarter** · 9th September 10, 04:27 PM

Beautiful, beautiful work. Congratulations on this, it's quite an accomplishment!

**Jimmy** · 9th September 10, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

Just for the record, there are NO profits from the St. Ninian tartan to date. The Catholic Media Office contacted the Scottish Tartans Authority to design a St. Ninian tartan, which is how I got the chance to be involved. The STA waived the normal design fee for the project.

So far scarves and neck ties have been made in the tartan, all of which are intended to be given as gifts to MSPs and to visiting dignitaries travelling with the Pope.

Children from some 14 schools named after St. Ninian will also be given kerchiefs printed with the tartan to wear while marching in the St. Ninian's Day parade this Sept. 16.

So, to date, no St. Ninian tartan has actually been sold, so it's a bit silly to speculate about where "profits" may be spent, as this is not a for profit endeavor.

There may or may not be plans to have it in production after the Papal Visit is over and I would assume if that were the case then a percentage of the proceeds would go towards some specified Catholic charity, but that's just one possible scenario for the future.

In any case, I think it's a great honor to have been able to be involved in the project and I am very happy to have the chance to have come across to Scotland to be present at the official launch today at Scottish Parliament.

Hi Matt, what an honour, you must feel very proud , my congratulationns to you and thanks, I will be at Bellahouston next Thursday as I was at Bellahouston in 1982 for the second greatest man who ever lived after Jesus
God Bless

**berserkbishop** · 9th September 10, 05:27 PM

Congrats! That is really something, what a beautiful tartan. I am not religious but the tartan is so nice I might just consider a kilt in it if it ever comes for sale.

Well done and I hope you have a pleasant and safe stay overseas!

Bishop