Tartan ????

**Celtic Amazon Goddess** · 1st April 07, 07:10 PM

hey everyone I got really lucky today and got some fabric at a great price and was hoping that i could get some help identifying them are they a tartan if so what tartan ? thanks

http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g3...t=other021.jpg

the pictures are a little fuzzy i think something is wrong with my cam.

**Tattoo Bradley** · 1st April 07, 07:22 PM

They're all a "fashion tartan." And your last one is a a stripey of some sort.

**Celtic Amazon Goddess** · 1st April 07, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Tattoobradley

They're all a "fashion tartan." And your last one is a a stripey of some sort.

thanks alot do you happen to know the name of the tartans ? i would love to be able to correctly name them.

**Dreadbelly** · 1st April 07, 07:34 PM

Those kinds of tartans really don't have names.

**Kilted KT** · 1st April 07, 08:15 PM

hmm...fashion tartan names...

McWalmart
MacFabricStore
O'Sewingshop
County Hot Topic ( to "honor" the St. Patty's day kilt they offered!)

**The Wizard of BC** · 1st April 07, 08:15 PM

The First one is Clan MacTablecloth.
The Second is Clan McItalianrestaraunt
I'm not sure about the rest but I believe they are restricted and not available to the public. In fact I'm pretty sure that they are so secret that it is illegal to publish them in Tartan books.

**Celtic Amazon Goddess** · 1st April 07, 08:34 PM

ok guys very funny , but thanks.

**RockyR** · 2nd April 07, 05:42 AM

Not every tartan HAS a name. Some are just designs that different mills have come up with and sell in "whatever" material. When this is the case, they kind of fall under the broad heading of "fashion tartan".

**Kilted KT** · 2nd April 07, 05:52 AM

Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC

The First one is Clan MacTablecloth.
The Second is Clan McItalianrestaraunt
I'm not sure about the rest but I believe they are restricted and not available to the public. In fact I'm pretty sure that they are so secret that it is illegal to publish them in Tartan books.

I did hear once of a weaver who had his kilts taken away for weaving cloth in that last tartan shown. It was reported that he said it was a "fate worse than death!"

**macwilkin** · 2nd April 07, 05:54 AM

Several of those "tartans" look more like "homespun" material, which was quite common in 19th century America. In fact, I think I used to have a Civil War era shirt in my reenacting days made out of the first one!

I remember reading a reference to unamed "tartan" patterns being referred to as "Bumby" tartans in certain circles.

Regards,

Todd