Stewart tartans

**ronstew** · 26th March 06, 01:42 PM

Here is a list of Stewart tartans that I made from lists on web sites of a number of authorities, shops and mills. I alphabetised it, and deleted the most obvious duplicates. There are still duplicates in there, I am sure, and lots of variants that can't be easily listed. I would bet serious money that there are at least five (like maybe camel, dress blue muted, and fawn) that have never been made into a man's kilt.

Ancient
Black
Black Ancient
Black ground
Black Modern
Blue
Blue (Laird Portch)
Camel
Camel, Modern
(Cromarty Mss)
Dress
Dress (Blue Lines)
Dress (Four red lines)
Dress Blue
Dress Blue Muted
Dress Modern
Dress Muted
Dress Purple (Dance)
Dress Weathered
Fashion
Fawn
Green
Grey
Grey Authentic
Hunting
Hunting 1
Hunting 2
Hunting Ancient
Hunting Modern
Hunting Muted
Hunting Old Colors
Hunting Plaid
Hunting Weathered
King George VI
Mourning
Mourning (Originaux #1)
Mourning (Originaux #3)
Navy
Navy Blue
of Appin
of Appin Ancient
of Appin Dress
of Appin Dress (Dance)
of Appin Hunting (Brown)
of Appin Hunting Ancient
of Appin Hunting Modern
of Appin Hunting Muted
of Appin Hunting Old Colours
of Appin Modern
of Appin Muted
of Appin Red
of Ardshiel
of Ardshiel (HSL)
of Ardshiel Modern
of Atholl
of Atholl Ancient
of Atholl Modern
of Atholl Muted
of Erracht, Modern
of Fingask
of Fingask #1
of Fingask #2
of Fingask, Modern
of Galloway
of Galloway (VS)
of Galloway (Wilsons)
of Galloway, Modern
of Killiecrankie
of Rothesay
of Rothesay (Sobieski)
of Urrard
Old
Old Ancient
Old Modern
Old Muted
Old Sett
Old Sett Modern
Old Sett Muted
Old Sett Ancient
Plaid
Prince Charles Edward
Prince Charles Edward, Modern
Racing (corporate, copyright)
Royal
Royal (Variant)
Royal 1
Royal 2
Royal 3
Royal Ancient
Royal Modern
Silk
Stuart / Riding Cloak
Stuart / Silver
Stuart of Bute
Stuart of Bute Ancient
Stuart of Bute Hunting
Stuart of Bute Modern
Stuart of Bute Muted
Stuart Plaid
Variants - lots of variants
Victoria

I don't know much about my background, so I wouldn't wear the tartan of a specific family (like Bute or Atholl) . I do know that my grandfather's grandfather worked on the contstruction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and that he was born in Canada. My father has a Black Stewart kilt; my uncle has Dress; and my grandfather wore the single colour kilt of the Toronto Scottish Regiment.

I don't care for the dress colours, but it still looks like I could get a dozen distinctly different Stewart kilts. Where to start? Where to start? The current thinking is a first a Black Strome, then a Navy Bear kilt. One of Matt's box-pleated kilts in Grey. That would cover formal, casual and business. Then go on from there.

I have to lose 30 more pounds first, but it is fun to dream and plan.

**flairball** · 26th March 06, 02:09 PM

I hate to do this to you, but there may be more. Check
http://www.tartans.scotland.net/

Good luck deciding.

**ronstew** · 26th March 06, 04:25 PM

Thanks flairball. I found a couple more there

Golfing Stewart (not one I would wear)
Fraser Stewart of Athol (really a Fraser tartan, as I read it)
Hay or Stewart (really a Hay tartan, as I read it.)

And then there is Stewart Campbell. Not one that would be worn if one wanted to remain in the will.

**macwilkin** · 26th March 06, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by ronstew

and my grandfather wore the single colour kilt of the Toronto Scottish Regiment.

That is known as "Hodden Grey". The Toronto Scottish and the London Scottish are the only two regiments to wear it.

So, in 1859, sponsored by The Highland Society of London and The Caledonian Society of London, a group of individual Scots raised The London Scottish Rifle Volunteers under the command of Lt Col Lord Elcho, later The Earl of Wemyss and March. He decided to clothe the Regiment in Hodden Grey, the homespun cloth known throughout Scotland.
Lord Elcho, Earl of Wemyss and March.

This avoided all interclan feeling on the subject of tartan and, as Lord Elcho said "A soldier is a man hunter. As a deer stalker chooses the least visible of colours, so ought a soldier to be clad." The only regiments wearing Hodden Grey are The London Scottish and The Toronto Scottish.

-- http://www.londonscottishregt.org/history.cfm

Cheers,

Todd

**Iolaus** · 26th March 06, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by ronstew

I would bet serious money that there are at least five (like maybe camel, dress blue muted, and fawn) that have never been made into a man's kilt.

I don't know; I don't see anything wrong with that Camel tartan.

http://www.scotchcorner.com/mill/tar...art-camel.html

**ronstew** · 26th March 06, 05:02 PM

Iolaus,

I am not saying that there is anything wrong with those tartans, but the ones I mention (along with many of the others) are only readily available in lightweight cloth. I think they were designed in the 20th century for applications other than men's kilts. Which is fine. I just bought my wife a Lach Carron scarf in Stewart Blue Dress Muted, and it looks great on her. And that Camel would look great with a brown tweed jacket.

**Iolaus** · 26th March 06, 05:54 PM

11 oz. fabric would probably be perfect for SoCal summers, and the light color would be good for not heating up in the summer sun.

It's a good thing I can't afford things like custom kilts!