Which tartan should i choose

[keepoffgrass]

thats up to you. I know you can find a Stewart Tartan kilt really easy. Most of the kilt makers on here have two or three Stewart Tartans. Stillwater has both Royal Stewart and Black Stewart kilts for like $80. Stillwater seems to get a good review for the most part. If you hang here long enough you'll get the catch the fever too, it sounds like you already have it, and you'll end up with both plus more.

[alabama kiltie]

I think i might just make a $80 black stewart from stillwater my next kilt. I already ahve a sport kilt in the Garrison tartan. I randomly picked it out because it was a universal tartan and had a lot fo bottle green and balck. Now i'm more interested in ehritage than looks

[O'Neille]

You'll like the Black Stewart. I've got one that's been through a lot. They're great if you need a quick kilt fix. O'Neille

[Alan H]

Just a note: If I remember rightly, the Youngs were a border family. That means that any tartan associated with that family is probably a new invention.

Not that there's anything wrong with that, eh? I mean, after I finish my XMarks kilt, a Hall tartan box=pleat kilt is on my list, and the Hall tartan is very new as well. Halls were Border ruffians, too.

I only bring this up because if it's heritage you're interested in, you *might* want to go with the older, more established tartan first. Maybe.

Or maybe not. It's entirely up to you.

[Caradoc]

Just a note: If I remember rightly, the Youngs were a border family. That means that any tartan associated with that family is probably a new invention.

Any tartan associated with a "family" is a new invention, historically speaking.

[macwilkin]

Any tartan associated with a "family" is a new invention, historically speaking.

Of course, that is relative as well; to those in Scotland, the early 19th century is "new", while to an American (especially my students!) it is "ancient" history!

T.

[alabama kiltie]

I did a little research into the young tartan, and the first kilt sewn with that specific tartan was dated to 1752 so maybe it i older than we think, it probably only became registered to my family recently