Moslty black tartan: Nightstalker vs Glyndwr?

**The Wizard of BC** · 20th October 14, 07:51 PM

The problem with trying to photograph the black on black Tartans is that they always come out looking like plain black fabric.

It takes the light hitting them to show the Tartan pattern. We did have some luck using a cell phone to take pics to help us align the Tartan when sewing. With luck we still have a few of those.

Otherwise drop me a line and I'd be happy to send you a swatch. We just finished a kilt in the Ben Dubh Tartan from Marton Mills.

Take my word for it these are truly black on black.

When customers take a fancy to one of these I always tell them "If you are wearing a kilt in this Tartan and someone asks 'What clan is that?', you can answer, ---wait for it --- Clandestine!"
A rim shot please.

**Hawk** · 21st October 14, 12:23 AM

Sometime you "are" a funny guy Steve, ie..."clandestine"....

.....good one.....

Hawk

**dutchy kilted** · 21st October 14, 03:46 AM

I have a USAK casual in the Glyndwr, it is very striking. the photos really do not do it justice. It looks very "formal", especially with the red stripe.

**Angela Kaye Bodine** · 21st October 14, 06:50 AM

I like that one alot :-) that Hawk posted the nightstalker..

**Angela Kaye Bodine** · 21st October 14, 06:55 AM

Grunthos, good luck... I need to see what the Glyndwr looks like will google that.. I have a Dark Shadow Island on Black Tartan wool kilt ... it looks almost completely black but it the light u can see a pattern on it. That is my husband's favorite.... Angie

**The Wizard of BC** · 21st October 14, 01:03 PM

Here are the pics I promised.

The Ben Dubh Tartan when seen in normal light looks like a plain black fabric kilt.

But when it moves, is in direct sunlight or you catch the light just right you can see the Tartan pattern quite plainly.

This is achieved by using two different yarns. Both are the exact same color of black but one is spun and twisted to the left and one to the right.

**Angela Kaye Bodine** · 21st October 14, 01:58 PM

Grunthos, I looked up GLYNDWR tartan and I really like that one the best, love the red in it.. It would look great Formal or what ever u choose to wear w it.. I may have to get that too .. Im getting 2 more kilts for Christmas one is a Moffat Clan and Elliot Modern.. I wish I would of known about the GLYNDWR before I put my order in.. lol.. Well good luck.. the nightstalker one is nice too, but the other one is nicer in my opinion... Angie

**Stitchwiz** · 21st October 14, 03:18 PM

Beautiful! Thank you so much for posting these!

Has this technique ever been used with any other colour? Just wondering if it would work the same way...

**Grunthos** · 27th October 14, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Benning Boy

Just looked mine over a bit ago, as I rearranged the kilts, and think I'll probably post it for sale -- cheap

Originally Posted by Grunthos

As to my underlying question to myself, which one should I buy, Benning Boy answered that for my by making me an offer I couldn't refuse on his Nightstalker. It's a little bigger, but I expect some simple strap repositioning will be easy enough. The best write-up I found was at

http://xmarksthescot.com/forum/f304/...-larger-78931/

And it arrived today in the mail. Yay! Thanks Benning Boy!

Now to move some buckles.....