tartans in kilts

[DWFII]

It is very hard to know what a tartan will look like in a kilt...you get this one shot of a small section of the tartan, showing the set and thats all.

I'd like to see any number of identified tartans made up into kilts...front and especially the back view...but especially some of these:

Isle of Skye, Marton Mills

Macdonald of the Isles modern Hunting, particularly Marton Mills

Stewart Hunting modern, Marton Mills

Scottish Heritage STA 4107 Marton Mills again

If any of you have kilts made up in these tartans I would appreciate seeing the fabric as a kilt.

And the more I think about it the more I wonder if a thread that is devoted expressly and entirely to showing identified tartans as made up kilts isn't a good idea....?

[ChattanCat]

Most kilt makers will give you examples of pleating options. Of course, you need to choose the tartan so the kiltmaker can get the material to show you the pleating options.

[DWFII]

Most kilt makers will give you examples of pleating options. Of course, you need to choose the tartan so the kiltmaker can get the material to show you the pleating options.

Thank you...

Yes, I know that, but what I'm really interested in is seeing the tartan transformed into a kilt. One inch square digital swatches (sometimes just colours not even a real photo of the fabric) just don't get it for me. I guess I'm too visually oriented.

[McMurdo]

The only one I have is the Isle of Skye however it is from Lochcarron but here are a few pictures

[DWFII]

Thanks McMurdo.

The IOS is a very good looking kilt, isn't it?

My family surname is Sweeney...from Mac Suibhne...and after Bannockburn the family in Scotland took up land in northern Skye (from which also comes Talisker) and the name got Anglicized to MacQueen. So I think IOS may be my first choice among all the above.

I guess that's pleated to the sett. Am I correct?

[McMurdo]

Yes it is a wonderful looking tartan in kilt form and yes it is pleated to the sett.

[DWFII]

If I may, I will add Scotland's National modern STA No. 5379 from Marton Mills to the wish list of kilts I'd like to see.

[dwmoffatt]

DWFII,
I found a way, some what painful from time to time but like you I need to see things. I'll try to post a pic of what I do, but the first thing I do is grab a pic of the tartan (google, baby) then paste it into paint. Then just copy and paste. I did this like 5 or 6 times before deciding on my last tartan and which stripe to pleat to.
Good luck,
DW

[dwmoffatt]

Here's Stewart Hunting. From the left, its the tartan, then to the red and to then to the yellow. G'luck!!!

[ChattanCat]

Yea, I've used the paint shop method. It works well for most clients.
For those that need to see the actual pleating, I pin it: