What is your tartan? What is your favorite?

[Detroitpete]

I'm a member of the Clan MacLaren Society of North America and I have to say I'm partial to the MacLaren Modern and have 3 from different makers. I also have a Stewart Royal (at my wife's request) and think its a good red tartan. I have quiet a bit of Irish ancestry so I also have a Irish National that I really thinks looks good.

Wish list:

County Sligo
Prince of Wales

Working on a tartan design myself in honor of my grandfather and his family--could actually use some help with the design.

[Philip S. Tibbetts]

I'm a member of the Clan MacLaren Society of North America and I have to say I'm partial to the MacLaren Modern and have 3 from different makers. I also have a Stewart Royal (at my wife's request) and think its a good red tartan. I have quiet a bit of Irish ancestry so I also have a Irish National that I really thinks looks good.

Wish list:

County Sligo
Prince of Wales

Working on a tartan design myself in honor of my grandfather and his family--could actually use some help with the design.

Prince of Wales is rather nice I agree, I'll have to look up Sligo.

I've only designed two tartans so I'm by far an expert but I'd be happy to give some input. Maybe you could start up a thread with examples of what you've tried so far along with your rationale and then people could comment or have their own go based on what you've said?

[Phil]

I wear the Galbraith, partly because of my ancestry but mainly just because I like it. I also wear the Lindsay because I inherited it and am getting used to it although I'm not a fan of red kilts but it isn't as loud as some.

[Detroitpete]

Prince of Wales is rather nice I agree, I'll have to look up Sligo.

I've only designed two tartans so I'm by far an expert but I'd be happy to give some input. Maybe you could start up a thread with examples of what you've tried so far along with your rationale and then people could comment or have their own go based on what you've said?

Thanks!

I've tried a few designs and they come out looking gawd awful. The biggest problem I have is coming up with a 'balance' in the colors. PM me if you will and let me know where there is a good online tartan design tool--maybe that would help?

Ok--hi-jack over...

Ahhh...I have a family connection to the Bruce tartan and never thought much of it until I saw one in person. Now that's added to my wish list---maybe even added to my DREAM wish--to have it made by Matt Newsome!

[lethearen]

On my mum's side I'm a Ferguson. Her brother likes to romanticise that we delineated from Fergus mac Roich, foster-father of the lengendary Cuchulainn. A nice thought, and I'm wont to humour it some myself ;) One day I'll break into geneology and prove that I'm a decendent of a poor potato farmer... until then I'll wear my Ferguson kilt with pride! When it finally arrives, that is...

On my father's side, that'd be Lang. I don't know much about them, though. Tartan's nice enough, I suppose.

While I rather do enjoy the sett of the Ferguson tartan, I'd say my favourite is the MacLean Hunting - and not just because Sir Sean Connery sports it so well! I enjoy the simplicity of it, and to be honest it reminds me a wee bit of the Emerald Isle ;)