Hello from Rhode Island

[emhepri]

Hi,
My name is Ernie. I found your site while surfing the net. I have been trying to trace my family's roots, but have not had a lot of success. Many dead ends. I did find my family name in a book of Tartans at the Scottish Festival last summer here in Rhode Island. I had always been told that our family was Irish, but never had a thought of being Scottish....sounds pretty good to me. Unfortunately I am not aware of family members around who can help confirm this. The book of tartans listed the Angus District for my family name, but no clan tartan. I have checked out this tartan and do like it. I am a hand weaver and have planned on weaving this tartan. I also am planning on making a kilt. I’m told by others, that this is an ambitious project. I do have some sewing skills, but never attempted such a project. At this time an weaving the tartan for a scarf. I am hoping to have this finished soon and would like to post pics when finished. I am looking forward to getting to know people here and anticipate many questions in the near future.

Sincerely,

Ernie

[seanachie]

Welcome Ernie from a native New Englander. Where in Rhode Island?
Hopefully you will be a good kilt evangelist, I would love to see Buddy in
a kilt at next years's St Pat's Day Parade in Providence. :-)

[emhepri]

From East Providence...
If I'm not scheduled to work, you might just see me there in an Angus tartan.

[tripleblessed]

Welcome! One of my lines runs back to Angus, and you're right, it is a nice tartan. If you want to make a tartan yourself, be sure to ask Santa for a copy of Barb Tewksbury's book "The Art of Kiltmaking". You may already be aware that tartan for kilts requires a specific type of selvage, and if you need more
info there, PM Figheadair, a tartan consultant and expert and also a weaver.
Everyone is very helpful, just ask.

[BoldHighlander]

...from the far nw corner of Washington state!

[tripleblessed]

Did I mention helpful? No sooner than I say it, a thread on traditional selvage.
You have entered a wonderland of learning.

[Chas]

Hello Ernie,

Welcome to XMarks from the other side of the Atlantic in Norfolk, England.

Regards

Chas

[Jerry]

Welcome from Amelia county Virginia. The next time you are at a Celtic festival, stop by the Irish American Society and have them look up your name. That is where I found out that my family are really "Ulster Scots".

[Graham A. Robieson]

Greetings & Welcome, from the Kingdom of Fife.



That's a great project, I also weave tartans, my last weave was the MacLeod of Lewis for a scarf...LOL I volunteer at the Woodside Weavers in Glenrothes, Scotland.

All the best,

Graham

[Kent Frazier]

From San Angelo, Texas! Good luck with the project. I'm looking forward to seeing photos.