Does anyone have any MacLeod of Lewis Weathered Kilt Pics?

**keith_b** · 16th February 16, 04:54 PM

Hi gents,

A friend was thinking of getting a kilt made in MacLeod of Lewis (the black & yellow tartan) Weathered, but couldn't find a picture of a kilt in that particular tartan online. Does anyone have a picture of themselves wearing it that you'd be able to post?

Thank you in advance.

Best,

Keith.

**OC Richard** · 17th February 16, 06:20 AM

That's a poser, because with Modern, Ancient, Weathered, and Muted tartans it's the changes in red, blue, and green that have the greatest impact.

Here's a Weathered Gordon kilt by Matt Newsome. The yellow looks fairly yellow, just a bit dull, and the black looks like deep charcoal grey. That gives an impression of what "MacLeod of Lewis" would look like.

Here's a photo Google came up with.

**ScottishStuart** · 17th February 16, 07:17 AM

While I don't have a picture of a Kilt in the tartan, I have an image of the tartan: http://www.kiltmakers.com/assets/med...s/007/7865.jpg

**JP Gordon** · 13th June 16, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

That's a poser, because with Modern, Ancient, Weathered, and Muted tartans it's the changes in red, blue, and green that have the greatest impact.

Here's a Weathered Gordon kilt by Matt Newsome. The yellow looks fairly yellow, just a bit dull, and the black looks like deep charcoal grey. That gives an impression of what "MacLeod of Lewis" would look like.

Here's a photo Google came up with.

I am still getting used to this format......do you think there is Blue in the weathered Gordon?

**figheadair** · 13th June 16, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by ScottishStuart

While I don't have a picture of a Kilt in the tartan, I have an image of the tartan: http://www.kiltmakers.com/assets/med...s/007/7865.jpg

I wouldn't necessarily classify these shades as Weathered, they are very similar to Wilsons' shades although there is no evidence that they ever wove this tartan.

**OC Richard** · 15th June 16, 03:56 AM

Originally Posted by JP Gordon

I am still getting used to this format......do you think there is Blue in the weathered Gordon?

All the colours shift in "reproduction" or "weathered" colours

green > olive

blue > grey

scarlet > dull claret

House Of Edgar have their unique "muted" range, which is more or less halfway between Modern and Reproduction colours, regarding the green and scarlet anyhow. The blue becomes a lovely hue one might call French Blue or Cobalt Blue.

**OC Richard** · 15th June 16, 04:00 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

Wilsons... there is no evidence that they ever wove this tartan.

Was Wilsons still weaving in the post-Vestarium Scoticum period? If so, did they weave any of the Allen Brothers creations?

Somebody was weaving them... seems that the Allen Brothers would invent a tartan on Friday, and Saturday night some Clan Chief was wearing it.

**Jock Scot** · 15th June 16, 05:02 AM

Getting back to the OP's tartan question which is predominately yellow, with black and red lines. Whilst this tartan is usually known as MacLeod of Lewis, it is also the dress(formal) tartan of the Clan of MacLeod of Harris. You will find it on the Lochcarron website in the "strome" section. The tartan is shown as "dress MacLeod" in three different shades of yellow, black and red, to compare, perhaps this may help?

**figheadair** · 15th June 16, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Was Wilsons still weaving in the post-Vestarium Scoticum period? If so, did they weave any of the Allen Brothers creations?

Somebody was weaving them... seems that the Allen Brothers would invent a tartan on Friday, and Saturday night some Clan Chief was wearing it.

Wilsons were in business until 1926 although by then they were a shadow of their former self and doing little, if any, tartan.

There is ample evidence that at least some of the VS setts were being produced for some years before the publication. This is not really surprising as the Allan brothers' unpublished version, the Cromarty Mss, dates to c1829 and they seem to have introduced some of the setts to Wilsons at some point after that.

**OC Richard** · 16th June 16, 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

There is ample evidence that at least some of the VS setts were being produced for some years before the publication. This is not really surprising as the Allan brothers' unpublished version, the Cromarty Mss, dates to c1829 and they seem to have introduced some of the setts to Wilsons at some point after that.

Yes as I recall the Allen brothers would privately share their secret exclusive information about early Clan tartans with various Chiefs, who would then have the tartans woven, and wear them. It was only after years of mounting pressure to produce their source that they produced it- literally.