Royal Canadian Navy Tartan

[sewing queen]

I would like to sew neck ties for the men, and scarves for the women of our town's Canadian Legion. I have sourced tartan fabric for the RCAF and the various regiments of the Army.

Having trouble finding out if there is a tartan for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Anyone know if there is such a thing and what it looks like? I have found the Royal Navy tartan, for which I need permission to use. I suspect the Canadian Navy folks wouldn't be keen to wear it but who knows?

If there is no such thing as an RCN tartan, any suggestions as to which tartan I could use?

Sewing Queen

[Steve Ashton]

There is an RCN Tartan but it is owned and controlled by the designer. The last that I heard she is not releasing it to anyone but her.

There is another design which was registered just last Sept. but it too is under copyright and totally held by its designer.

Perhaps you would like to contact the designer of the Canadian Legion Br50 Tartan and see if they would let you use that one.

http://www.tartansauthority.com/tart...r-50-corporate

[McMurdo]

The first thing I could find was this blog post, she says here that it is not registered with the Scottish Tartan Authority.

http://tartanhousecanada.blogspot.ca...-atlantic.html

If you can believe the Cadet World forum there is no recognized RCN tartan.

http://www.cadet-world.com/cwforums/...hp/t-6443.html

I have a kilt in the Royal Naval Association tartan here is the link to my thread when I got it.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...odyssey-35853/

I suppose you could go with the Maple Leaf Tartan which does not have any restrictions attached to it. As for the Royal Naval Association tartan it was held for 5 years specifically for veterans and widows of those who served with the Royal Navy, however it was to my understanding released for use after that 5 year period, that is how I was able to get 8 yards of it for my kilt.

If there is no tartan for the RCN then it could be designed and registered, I recently was the designer of the Scottish Wildcat Tartan, with quite a bit of input from the members of this forum it was a success and from design through registry to weave took about 8 months.

[figheadair]

The first thing I could find was this blog post, she says here that it is not registered with the Scottish Tartan Authority.

http://tartanhousecanada.blogspot.ca...-atlantic.html

If you can believe the Cadet World forum there is no recognized RCN tartan.

The Tartan House contacted us, the STA, to see if this was official. We have no note of this under that name but have it as the Black Douglas.

[McMurdo]

The Tartan House contacted us, the STA, to see if this was official. We have no note of this under that name but have it as the Black Douglas.

Thank you for that Peter.

[davidlpope]

The Tartan House contacted us, the STA, to see if this was official. We have no note of this under that name but have it as the Black Douglas.

So, red overcheck in place of white overheck = "Black Douglas"?

[figheadair]

So, red overcheck in place of white overheck = "Black Douglas"?

Assuming that the dark shade is black and not DB then yes - http://www.tartansauthority.com/tart...las-black-clan