Tartan flashes: bias or straight?

[Dollander]

Gee, why am I not surprised that this thread has been hijacked by people who feel compelled to point out that tartan flashes are not traditional and therefore I'm wrong for liking them...?

There's a lot more I could say, but instead, I will kindly ask the admins to please close this thread. Thank you.

[OC Richard]

1) tartan flashes are not traditional

2) I'm wrong for liking them

If you're referring to my post, please note that I didn't state either of those things.

[Dollander]

If you're referring to my post, please note that I didn't state either of those things.

I know that. Like I said, I overreacted, so I again apologize for that as well as inadvertently putting words in people's mouths. That's just the impression I get from the reaction to seemingly common things that many on this forum have issues with.

Back to the project itself...since I still have plenty of fabric left, I decided last night to make the straight version as well, complete with a fringe to somewhat emulate the look of hand-tied garters. I should mention that I have nothing against them, I'm just too paranoid to trust them to stay put as well as their elastic counterparts; I similarly don't feel comfortable without a belt no matter how well-fitted my kilt is (though I did choose a buckle with a design that I think looks good framed by the lower peaks of my waistcoat ). I also considered asking USA Kilts if they could get me the solid Edgar flashes in the muted colors along with the fabric, but after driving myself nuts over which color, I chose to make my own tartan flashes instead. Anyway, here is the final result:
bothflashes.jpg

I'm still working on the ideal way to fold those Lewis hose...the joy of having short legs compared to my overall height, I suppose. And yes, I'm wearing one of each of the flashes, partly for the simplicity of taking the pics but mostly because I only have the one set of garters. I didn't wanna just make the usual velcro set like I have with my casual kilts, so I'll probably order another pair so I needn't go to the trouble of switching them back and forth as the mood strikes me.

Also, I like how the bias-cut ones almost look like a photonegative of a saltire...almost:
photonegativeflashes.jpg