Kilt in Gunn modern/ancient

**1malt** · 5th April 10, 04:48 AM

I wear a Gunn Weathered (Tewksbury) and love it. I don't know how to do the linky thingy but if you go to the "Picture forum" and look at the "Stratford Kilt Night 3/27/2010 I'm the dude wearing the balmoral, there are a few good pic's of the kilt and on my 'puter the colours are close.

Welcome to Clann Gunn.

Cheers,
Ken

**Snowbear** · 5th April 10, 04:57 AM

Thanks!

Very nice kilt, especially the pleating is superb! Acutally think it would be a bit too bright on me.

**OC Richard** · 5th April 10, 05:03 AM

If you're having a difficult time finding good photos of Gunn (ancient colours), just Google "flower of scotland kilt" and you'll see dozens of great photos.

Flower of Scotland is identical to Gunn (ancient) except for a single red line which has been moved from one place to another. I used to play in a pipe band which wore Flower Of Scotland tartan and a few times when we ordered kilts for new members they would come in Gunn ancient by mistake (the tartans are that similar).

For several years Flower of Scotland was the most popular Kilt Hire tartan in Scotland. It has lovely pastel greens and blues.

Here's the Misty Isle Pipe Band as they appeared in 2004 in their Flower of Scotland kilts.

Move that red line in the blue area over to the green area and Bob's your uncle.

**Snowbear** · 5th April 10, 05:14 AM

I like the colours. This is going to be quite a dilemma. It's not as bright as I would have expected, so this is going to be a tough call.

**davidlpope** · 5th April 10, 05:40 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

If you're having a difficult time finding good photos of Gunn (ancient colours), just Google "flower of scotland kilt" and you'll see dozens of great photos.

Flower of Scotland is identical to Gunn (ancient) except for a single red line which has been moved from one place to another. I used to play in a pipe band which wore Flower Of Scotland tartan and a few times when we ordered kilts for new members they would come in Gunn ancient by mistake (the tartans are that similar).

I'm going to have to disagree with Richard here. At least one mill (House of Edgar) uses a different color blue to weave their Flower of Scotland tartan, so you probably shouldn't base your decisions on that comparison. That being said, the contrast between the blue and the green, IMHO, is what makes or breaks tartans like Gunn, Mackay, etc. I'd urge you to consider the Gunn tartan in House of Edgar's "muted" color scheme. It's not as pastel as the Lochcarron Ancient color scheme, not as "Crayola-ish" as the House of Edgar Ancient color scheme- it's a really nice mix of a recognizable blue and olive green with maroon for the red. You should be able to find pics on the web by googling, but before you invest $500+/- for a kilt make sure to order a swatch (regardless of what tartan you decide on).

Cordially,

David

**OC Richard** · 5th April 10, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by davidlpope

I'm going to have to disagree with Richard here. At least one mill (House of Edgar) uses a different color blue to weave their Flower of Scotland tartan, so you probably shouldn't base your decisions on that comparison.

Yes we should keep in mind that colours change from mill to mill as you say.

I don't know what mill those Misty Isle Pipe Band kilts were from, or where the band had their kilts made. But anyhow I wore that Flower of Scotland kilt for two years and there were times where somebody was weraing Gunn and they were the same colours exactly.

Even the same tartan in the same colours from the same mill might vary, either from batch to batch or between 13oz and 16oz etc.

For example Drummond of Perth (muted colours) from Edgar varies in many small ways between their 13oz and their 16oz.

**Macthenife** · 6th April 10, 04:15 AM

Something interesting to note. This past year was the 40th anniversary of the Clan Gunn Society of North America. There was a photo shoot of all the CGSNA Past Presidents and everyone was wearing the Gunn tartan in the ancient colors except for two and they were wearing the weathered colors.

Personally I am a fan of the ancient colors. I just purchased fabric from House of Edgar in the Gunn Ancient colors. Very nice fabric. I couldn't be more happy. I'm having a kilt made out of it for my wedding coming up. I purchased the fabric from Scotweb at a very good price. They have really competitive prices.

A member and friend of mine is making the kilt for me, Mac Ghille Sheathanaich. He does some very nice work indeed.

Slainte!

Shawn

**macshorty** · 6th April 10, 04:28 AM

I just ordered a Gunn weathered from USAkilts.com. I prefer the weathered over the ancient, but that's just me. I suggest a visit to USAkilts.com, they have a great selection in both 13 and 16 oz.

**saxandpipes** · 18th April 10, 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

If you're having a difficult time finding good photos of Gunn (ancient colours), just Google "flower of scotland kilt" and you'll see dozens of great photos.

Flower of Scotland is identical to Gunn (ancient) except for a single red line which has been moved from one place to another. I used to play in a pipe band which wore Flower Of Scotland tartan and a few times when we ordered kilts for new members they would come in Gunn ancient by mistake (the tartans are that similar).

For several years Flower of Scotland was the most popular Kilt Hire tartan in Scotland. It has lovely pastel greens and blues.

Here's the Misty Isle Pipe Band as they appeared in 2004 in their Flower of Scotland kilts.

Move that red line in the blue area over to the green area and Bob's your uncle.

to give a direct comparison, here is my Gunn ancient:

personally, I think its a beautiful tartan, maybe biased... slightly less pastel than Flower of Scotland (of course will depend somewhat on the mill) I believe the fabric in mine is from Heather Mills in Selkirk. (Kilt made by Hector Russell)

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

Michael

**OC Richard** · 18th April 10, 05:07 AM

Nice photos sax&pipes!

Yes I can see that the colours of your kilt are quite different, and also a smaller sett size. That Misty Isle Pipe Band sometimes recieved Gunn kilts by mistake which were identical in colour, sett size, etc and could be worn in the band with almost nobody noticing.

By the way, since your are in the Netherlands, have you got the CD

(oh no... I can't find it and I don't speak that language...something like)

In het Dagen Oosten/It's Dawning in the East

The Bagpipes of the Low Countries

It's got great cuts of the local bagpipes in Belgium and the Netherlands.