Name that tartan!

[LordDamax]

My mom was out tonight, came across this tartan and picked it up for me, 7 yards at a great price, although I dont know the weight or quality before I get it from her...

So... NAME THAT TARTAN! Anyone know what it is?

[Manu]

That is a Black Stewart. Beautiful Tartan indeed!!

[Bob C]

Yep. One of only about a dozen I can spot right away.

[sav]

Absolutely. Black Stewart indeed. Beauty of a tartan, really.

[LordDamax]

Ooh, and one I've heard of before too. Looks like it's time to break out Barb's book for real and give this traditional kiltmaking a shot. She said it's 7 to 7.5 yards, hope it's enough... I dont remember if I had read that it's possible to cut the fabric in half and seam it together... I guess the top and bottom selvadges would have to match up perfectly. I'm a 44" waist so, its not looking good so far. Any experts out there think a Black Stewart in a medium weight tartan could fit my porky frame in 7 yards? Gotta see what the sett size is on it when I get it on Thursday.

[prattw]

How wide is it? Most modern fabric is 54" to 59" wide and is cut lengthwise to make a tailored kilt, producing two selvedge edges and two cut edges that become part of the waistband. In that case, you'd have two kilts there, since 7 yards is enough to make reasonable kilt for a 44" waist, if only just. Or it would be abundantly enough to make a couple of four yarders.

Will Pratt

[Freelander Sporrano]

Stop a minute....
I'm a bit confused here I don't know if it's the picture but there is a thin blue line placed a little differenty than on other black stewarts I've seen. Maybe someone can correct me here.
Still a nice tartan thou

[MacConnachie]

Looks like authentic Black Stewart, to me. As to the "thin blue line," it could easily be a variant placement, depending upon which mill did the weaving. Where's M.A.C.?

[Barb T]

It is missing a blue stripe in the overcheck in the black. Maybe it's a variant I don't know about. But it's a dandy piece of tartan!!

Chances are it's double width, which means you have _more_ than enough for a traditional kilt. Even if it's single width, you should go for it anyway.

Think about pleating it to the stripe - if you look on the last page of color pics in my book, you'll see the Black Stewart pleated to the stripe. Lots of bands do it this way, and it is _really_ sharp, with a purplish cast across the back opening to black when you walk.

Cheers!

Barb

[LordDamax]

I don't have the tartan in hand yet, but I do see that blue line, it could be an artifact from the digital picture, I've seen color ghosting next to contrasting colors before. Won't know til I get the box on Thursday, I'll let ya'll know then.

Just out of curiousity, if I were to order 7 yards of this online, in a medium weight wool, say 13oz? How much would I be looking at paying? I'm curious as to how good a deal my mom got on this.