Tartan Creation

[davedove]

I know Matt Newsome can help you design, record, and have kilts made from custom tartans, too. You'll find a discussion of the fees he charges on his website.

Matt recently help me design a Dove tartan. He will take your input and design several different designs for you until you get one you like. Then he will go through the process of getting it woven and registered for you.

Introducing the New Dove Tartan

[Aggie]

The advantage of dealing with someone like Matt for this service is that you reduce your chances of being rejected for being too close to an existing tartan. I believe only woven submissions are considered and you don't want to spend a lot of money weaving rejections.

[auld argonian]

Sounds like you have the same sort of ethnic goulash of a background that I have.

Chef pointed out the Polish Tartan that I read about a while back.

I would remind you, though, that the Polish/Scots connection goes back to none other than Bonnie Prince Charlie himself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart

...by virtue of his mommy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Klementyna_Sobieska

Toward the end of the Wikipedia article on BPC, you'll see that it has pretty much been concluded that the infamous Sobieski Stuart Brothers (who would, no doubt, be more than willing to whip up a tartan for you were they alive today) were, alas, not the true descendants of BPC. Another legend falls!

Best

AA

[macwilkin]

Sounds like you have the same sort of ethnic goulash of a background that I have.

Chef pointed out the Polish Tartan that I read about a while back.

I would remind you, though, that the Polish/Scots connection goes back to none other than Bonnie Prince Charlie himself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart

...by virtue of his mommy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Klementyna_Sobieska

Toward the end of the Wikipedia article on BPC, you'll see that it has pretty much been concluded that the infamous Sobieski Stuart Brothers (who would, no doubt, be more than willing to whip up a tartan for you were they alive today) were, alas, not the true descendants of BPC. Another legend falls!

Best

AA

There is of course, a "Prince Charles Edward Stuart" tartan -- and the Jacobite Army contained the Irish Piquets, Irish soldiers in the service of France who were seconded to the Pretender.

T.

[Kilted in Maine]

Yakshamash and Conas atá tú ?

Also being of Polish and Irish heritage (with some Scottish thrown in as well), I was intrigued by your post.

I opted for the SWK Irish Natl and have been toying with which direction to go next.

I had heard of the Polish tartan but appears it would be a special order. I found someone who could make a kilt for me. (http://www.alexismalcolmkilts.com/
and his reply-- " The Polish tartan ( # 7106) is new this year & indeed a "special weave". We can have it woven in 6 yard minimum runs making your "Hillwalker" Kilt $500.00. " )

Keep me posted on you sucess.

Thanks!

[cnovack]

I had heard of the Polish tartan but appears it would be a special order. I found someone who could make a kilt for me. (http://www.alexismalcolmkilts.com/
and his reply-- " The Polish tartan ( # 7106) is new this year & indeed a "special weave". We can have it woven in 6 yard minimum runs making your "Hillwalker" Kilt $500.00. " )

I had a Galway kilt made for my brother, as a best man's gift, by Alexis Malcolm. She does GREAT work.

Highly recommended.

Thanks to all for the responses. I am still pondering which direction to go. We'll see.

[Redshank]

You might want to look at the Sobieski-Stewart tartan #7096 on the Scottish Tartans Authority website

http://www.tartansauthority.com/Web/site/cart2.asp

It actually looks a lot better than the web can show


Chris

www.redshankkilts.co.uk
www.inveraraytweed.co.uk

[TheKiltedWonder]

Yakshamash and Conas atá tú ?

Actually, it's Jak sie masz
My mom's Irish and Polish. Sounds like we have a bunch of us here. Let's get this tartan started!

[auld argonian]

I do like that Sobieski Stuart tartan....

Best

AA

[Redshank]

Thanks AA

Here is a better photo of it, however it still doesn't show the zing this tartan has got, it needs to been seen in the flesh so to speak, it's a clean, crisp tartan, I love it.

Here it's shown with our leather jacket and silk shirt



Chris