No "Freemason" tartan?

**McClef** · 5th August 12, 01:24 PM

The blue would have a double significance - the Craft and Scotland though we could have a lighter and also a darker blue to show both aspects.

**AJBryant** · 5th August 12, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Peter Crowe

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!

I think I kinda like that.

**Gael Ridire** · 7th August 12, 12:08 AM

Okay, understand the blue, but why the purple in the GL of Utah tartan?

**Skiballa** · 7th August 12, 03:43 AM

Not sure about Utah, but in Massachusetts purple=GL.

**Peter Crowe** · 7th August 12, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by Skiballa

Not sure about Utah, but in Massachusetts purple=GL.

Indeed Purple is the colour for GLMA, and Thistle Green is the colour for GLoS, and Oxford Blue (Garter Blue) for UGLE. However, in most jurisdictions except Scotland where each Craft Lodge chooses it's own colours for regalia (although many do use blue), Craft Lodges use blue, in England, Cambridge Blue (sky blue), hence the North American expression 'Blue Lodge'.

**Frank McGrath** · 7th August 12, 09:03 AM

Interesting thread. I wear the Grand Lodge of Utah tartan. I would someday like to get a kilt made in the Grand Lodge of Scotland tartan, but I can not afford to do so. Mine is a poly that I ordered from Frugal kilts, in Pa. I get a lot of comments about it.

**Jay** · 7th August 12, 04:46 PM

Description as follows:
The primary colours are:

Scarlet - representing Canada

Royal (darker) Blue - representing the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario

Three Masonic (lighter) Blue stripes - represent the three craft degrees all Master Masons in this jurisdiction are expected to attain.

The gold stripe - is indicative of the 150th anniversary of our Grand Lodge with celebrations commencing July 2004 and culminating July 2005.

Black accent shading - is symbolic of our third degree.

The primary royal blue and scarlet sections - are further subdivided into 9 sections each, which represents our Grand Master.

**BrMac** · 7th October 12, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

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!

Is recognition necessary for wearing it? I don't believe my Grand Lodge recognizes the Utah tartan either, but I think that's partly because the mere question would raise eyebrows here in Texas.

**BrMac** · 7th October 12, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by Gael Ridire

Okay, understand the blue, but why the purple in the GL of Utah tartan?

Found this on the AASR's website:

"Purple is an ancient color of royalty, but it is common to Job’s Daughters, the Scottish Rite, and Cryptic Masonry."

http://scottishrite.org/journal/july...versal-tartan/

**McClef** · 7th October 12, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by BrMac

Is recognition necessary for wearing it? I don't believe my Grand Lodge recognizes the Utah tartan either, but I think that's partly because the mere question would raise eyebrows here in Texas.

No of course it isn't but no GL, even if interested in a tartan, is going to accept that of another officially as representing the Craft.

I would refer you back to post #9 in this thread where the link to the Grand Lodge of Scotland (the closest to the land of Tartans

) explains precisely why there can be no universal Masonic tartan.

If your GL permits you to wear tartan at Lodge then wear it with pride whatever tartan it is.