Choosing a Tartan

[OC Richard]

the red in ancient palette is very orange-y

I likewise dislike the red-orange in the "ancient" colours. I can take it in small quantities, such as a narrow line or two, but even in a blue/green tartan like MacDonald the amount of orange becomes too much for my liking.

I really like the hues of the House of Edgar muted tartans, but only wish they were available in 16 oz. instead of 13 oz.

HOE does make some 16oz tartans in their Muted palette, in fact I used to play in a band that had a mix of 13oz and 16oz kilts in the same HOE Muted tartan, seen here. You can tell the 16oz from the 13oz by where the sett is placed in relation to the selvedge. (I'm the tall piper in the back rank with KNEES SHOWING unlike my mates!)



What's strange is that in the HOE 16oz sample-book the tartan was listed as "Modern". It was not, it was clearly in their Muted colours. So, you have to go through the HOE 16oz sample-book to see which tartans are offered in their Muted colours.

Here’s a photo of the kilts to show the differences in the colors (ancient, modern, muted and hunting)

May I ask for permission to copy your photo and use it in future discussions of tartan colour-palettes?

It's rare to see such a nice photo showing all four of those.

BTW you don't have weathered/reproduction colours, which I think works very well for red-based tartans:



By the way, here's a photo showing Grant in several palettes:

https://houseoftartan.co.uk/scottish...ubcatid=167911