Cinnamon - Saffron Garter Ties

**Riverkilt** · 3rd March 12, 12:44 PM

My 11th pair of traditional garter ties. These from House of Labhran. They look the same as the ones I've purchased from a stateside vendor. Ordered a pair to have saffron colored traditional garter ties. Was worried about the color but seems close enough. Here are some pics.

Best match seems to be with my USA Kilts Ireland's National semi-trad in PV.

Here's with my USA Kilts Saffron semi-trad in PV

And here's with my RKilt saffron leather cargo.

Pics were taken on a sunny winter day (today) at high noon. Monitors may vary etc...to me they look the same as what I see with my eyeballs.

Here's the website for the colors. http://www.houseoflabhran.net/kilt-f...ock-garter-ti/

Quality is perfect. Very well made.

Price amazed me when I got the final bill. $24.17 USD including shipping from Scotland!
I'm used to paying $24 PLUS shipping when I've ordered stateside.

Very prompt delivery. Most pleased. And thanks for the link to the House of Labhran on the tan kilt hose thread. One of the reasons I enjoy this board so much. Never would have found them on my own.

**mookien** · 3rd March 12, 01:36 PM

Those saffron garters look good with all three kilts. But, I agree, they look best with the Ireland National. That shamrock green would be a good flash color for the two monochromes.

**fluter** · 3rd March 12, 07:08 PM

Nicely done, Ron!

That's a great color. I think it'd also tone well with some of the more orange shades, as in Antarctica or Dutch Friendship.

If you didn't have the yellow already, it could work for some cases when I'd wear them. OR a more gold shade of yellow, like my muted Wallace.

**Riverkilt** · 3rd March 12, 08:08 PM

Good idea! I'll check them too. I do have yellow garter ties. House of Labhran also has some "mustard" garter ties. They didn't seem to work for any of my tartans...but they're there...along with the pink....go figure pink....??

**Bugbear** · 3rd March 12, 10:53 PM

I think you should get the pink ones, Ron.
* Edit: Acctually, I'm not sure which tartan they would go with, but you have so many. Just a thought.

**Donnachaidh Drumair** · 3rd March 12, 10:57 PM

I've been wondering about this with my band's MacDairmid tartan, which is largely the same color scheme as the Irish national.

We'd be going the standard grosgrain flash route (though those garters are much more wonderful!), and I've tried straight-on orange with the lovat green hose; too bright.

So, I was wondering indeed about saffron, but was worried it would come out more brownish-orange like the traditional saffron kilt. Then I wondered about ancient red, as it is a darker 'reddish' orange, but I think this is too red still.

Needless to say, if this Goldilocks could but get this cinnamon-saffron color in grosgrain!

**Riverkilt** · 3rd March 12, 11:17 PM

The traditional ties are sooo much more comfy than elastic - why not just go with them?

**Donnachaidh Drumair** · 4th March 12, 12:25 AM

For personal use, I've been won over and the next time I have my eyes on a few garter ties to expand my horizons.

Pipe bands are generally either flashes or spats as far as I'm aware though, alas.

**CMcG** · 4th March 12, 04:48 AM

Those new garter ties are indeed a good match for the Ireland's National.

I recently tried garters out for the first time and I agree that they are definitely more comfortable than flashes. Mine are from the eBay shop of Country Naturals, were listed as "shooting sock garters," and came out to $19.35 including shipping from the UK to Hong Kong. Here is their website:
http://www.countrynaturals.co.uk/sho...nd_Gloves.html

**Riverkilt** · 4th March 12, 08:28 AM

Good link, thanks. I do wish they'd show colors....just what is "deep pink"..."sage"..."elephant's breath blue?"

Vendors seem to love cute names for colors but then fail to show us a swatch so we have to guess.

Like HoC uses the name "Bison" for one of their yarn colors. I own two pair of their "Bison" hose. But I also sleep between two buffalo robes. The color of their "Bison" yarn is nothing like the hair on my American Bison (buffalo) robes. But STM shows the color swatches so I knew I wanted that color - regardless of the cutesy name for the yarn color.

There should be a special place in Hell for vendors who endeavor to sell sporrans without giving the size of the sporran, shoes without noting a width, products with cute color names without showing a color swatch, and claims that one size fits all or most...it doesn't.

Grumble....