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16th April 10, 08:09 AM
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The Arkansas tartan is my avatar. Most of my mother’s family is still there. For some reason I feel like I am just visiting California even though I have lived here for 30 years. I am toying with the idea of suggesting the Arkansas tartan for a Christmas family reunion. Do you think it would look "too" gaudy in a group? What type of pleating would look nice?
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16th April 10, 11:09 AM
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 Originally Posted by McElmurry
The Arkansas tartan is my avatar. Most of my mother’s family is still there. For some reason I feel like I am just visiting California even though I have lived here for 30 years. I am toying with the idea of suggesting the Arkansas tartan for a Christmas family reunion. Do you think it would look "too" gaudy in a group? What type of pleating would look nice?
From what little I can see from your avatar, I think the Arkansas tartan is lovely and would look just fine in a large group. I'd suggest pleating to the sett.
elim
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16th April 10, 11:26 AM
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 Originally Posted by McElmurry
The Arkansas tartan is my avatar. Most of my mother’s family is still there. For some reason I feel like I am just visiting California even though I have lived here for 30 years. I am toying with the idea of suggesting the Arkansas tartan for a Christmas family reunion. Do you think it would look "too" gaudy in a group? What type of pleating would look nice?
Box-pleated to the white stripe, hiding the red, which would flash open when you walk.
--dbh
When given a choice, most people will choose.
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16th April 10, 11:59 AM
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AR tartans
I can't say I've ever seen it actually being worn as a kilt. I have a tie in it that was given to me by the lady who was the coordinator of the Arkansas Tartan Day festivities back in the early 2000s.
There are actually two Arkansas tartans; this one is officially recognized by the State Legislature, but the other tartan was not:
http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/res...twr=&apn=&res=
T.
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16th April 10, 11:08 AM
#5
I have to throw my lot with my Texan brethren Tobus and Jackdaw in that the Bluebonnet isn't at the top of my list... It has too much going on for my taste. Maybe if they dropped the thin white line that bisects the light blue undercheck it'd look better to my eye.
elim
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16th April 10, 12:12 PM
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20th April 10, 06:16 PM
#7
The Texas Bluebonnet Tartan
Uilleam 'Wolfhawk' Kerr
(William 'Hawk' Bennett)
Queen's Own Highlanders * Queen's Royal Highlander Guards * The Order of Culloden Moor
Na Fir Dileas * IBRSC #1654 * RMG #921 * Assassin Guild * RenRat Nation
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22nd April 10, 08:55 PM
#8
The Texas Bluebonnet is next on my list.
Order of the Dandelion, The Houston Area Kilt Society, Bald Rabble in Kilts, Kilted Texas Rabble Rousers, The Flatcap Confederation, Kilted Playtron Group.
"If you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk"
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23rd April 10, 04:07 AM
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If you are interested in a state Tartan, be sure to check out the Saint Andrews society for that state. From my own experience; the Maine Tartan has been copy righted and you can only purchase it through one person for a extremely high price and they want to know what you are making with it (in case you want to sell it, because they could get involved in that since it is "Their" tartan)
Saint Andrews Society of Maine had a close match woven which they call "The Maine Dirigo tartan" I bought 4 yards of it without being a member to make a kilt for my boyfriend who is in a Maine fiddler band. the price was $50 a yard. Never hurts to ask.
Humor, is chaos; remembered in tranquillity- James Thurber
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23rd April 10, 08:08 AM
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 Originally Posted by Tartan Tess
If you are interested in a state Tartan, be sure to check out the Saint Andrews society for that state. From my own experience; the Maine Tartan has been copy righted and you can only purchase it through one person for a extremely high price and they want to know what you are making with it (in case you want to sell it, because they could get involved in that since it is "Their" tartan)
Saint Andrews Society of Maine had a close match woven which they call "The Maine Dirigo tartan" I bought 4 yards of it without being a member to make a kilt for my boyfriend who is in a Maine fiddler band. the price was $50 a yard. Never hurts to ask.
Matt has an informative blog article about the Maine tartan dispute:
http://kiltmaker.blogspot.com/2007/0...te-tartan.html
T.
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