Law Enforcement kilts

**SnakeEyes** · 29th January 07, 04:14 PM

Did anyone link to the RCMP tartan yet? I'm not a big fan of it, and I can't see it going well with the Red Serge or with a regular RCMP uniform... but then again I'm not a cop.

**macwilkin** · 29th January 07, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by SnakeEyes

Did anyone link to the RCMP tartan yet? I'm not a big fan of it, and I can't see it going well with the Red Serge or with a regular RCMP uniform... but then again I'm not a cop.

The RCMP tartan looks quite natty with the scarlet of the "Mounties", INMHO:

http://www.rcmppipesanddrums.ca/history.html#tartan

http://www.rcmppipesanddrums.com/ima...2006/band1.jpg

http://www.rcmppipesanddrums.com/ima...023%202006.jpg

Regards,

Todd

**SnakeEyes** · 29th January 07, 04:48 PM

Actually, it looks better than I thought.

**Monkey@Arms** · 29th January 07, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by SnakeEyes

Did anyone link to the RCMP tartan yet? I'm not a big fan of it, and I can't see it going well with the Red Serge or with a regular RCMP uniform... but then again I'm not a cop.

I think the idea is a universal tartan, not one already associated with a specific law enforcement agency.

Best regards,

Jake

**SnakeEyes** · 29th January 07, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by Monkey@Arms

I think the idea is a universal tartan, not one already associated with a specific law enforcement agency.

Best regards,

Jake

Yeah I actually realised that. I was just pointing it out as an example of one of many.

**Norbydog** · 30th January 07, 01:04 PM

Hopefully all this interest and attention has garnered a kiltmaker's attention.

**The Wizard of BC** · 30th January 07, 02:58 PM

It's not a kiltmakers attention you need to catch.

Get all the LEO's here to design a tartan. Then find someone to weave it.

Any kiltmaker may then order the fabric and get to sewing.

Very few kiltmakers I know have the funds sitting around to take on both the design, weaving, inventoring, and kiltmaking duties. Plus, it's not the kiltmaker who should do the design, it's you former officers.

There are a few on-line computer generated Tartan makers and with a little time in front of the screen someone should be able to come up with three or four ideas that can be posted here for you all to vote on.

There are many choices available to you for having the fabric woven.
Matt has a source that will do single kilt lengths. I have Fraser & Kirkbright just across the water in Vancouver. You could also approach any mill for the weaving depending on how much fabric you will need for how many kilts.

So, first thing to do if you really want this Tartan is to design one.
Then get firm, (money in hand) commitments for the cost of weaving and kiltmaking.

**Rusty** · 31st January 07, 06:35 AM

Here's a sample of the Official "Blue Knights" tartan what do you guys think of somthing like this?

**Warlock** · 31st January 07, 07:15 AM

There is a company called Blackington that makes badges. They can make miniature badges that wouldn't be too heavy. They are even reasonably priced. You can Google the name. Sorry that I don't have the link.