State Tartans

[Good Egg]

12? 13 I know that!

[Jack Daw]

I see a lot of beautiful State tartans on this thread. Unfortunately, I am not a fan of the Texas bluebonnet tartan, and do not own such a kilt in that design.

[NewEnglander]

Here's the Connecticut state tartan. I think it'd make a fine kilt...someday.

[SoulFyre777]

Tennessee State Tartan

Not bad but I'm not sure I'd want a kilt in it... I will say these colors look alot better than our college football team's color which can be found.... well, EVERYWHERE.... Bright, neon, construction orange.... blech... haha (No offense, Vols fans!)

[Hothir Ethelnor]

Is there a national tartan for the whole US? Something in red white and blue might be appropriate and the kilt could be worn with 12 stars on the front edge of the apron in the way that the Royal Irish have shamrocks or others have rosettes.

There is probably more than one but D.C. Dalgliesh sells the US Bicentennial tartan.

[AFS1970]

The Connecticut state tartan is not as bad as it originally sounded, but back when I was active with the Saint Andrew's Society of CT I remember we sent a letter asking the legislature not to approve it. Something about the fact that it was not designed with any historical conventions in mind but in an effort to make nice curtains for one fof the UCONN buildings.

I think the colors are pretty much the colors of the state flag. The closest we have to any officially kilted state unit is the State Police Pipe band, and they do not wear the state tartan, as far as I know. My brother who is a retired state trooper borrowed my kilt to wear at a couple of banquets with his uniform. I have never seen a kilt in the state tartan.

[KD Burke]

I wear the GA State Tartan

I don't suppose anyone stocks that one? I'm getting to know the good folk at Dalgleish's a bit too well!

[Wompet]

I'd like to get one in Pennsylvania tartan one day as well.
http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar....aspx?ref=5259

My home state and a nice tartan too.

I'll second all of the above.
It would be nice if New York had a tartan - I've seen (or found) Western New York (a.k.a. Buffalo), New York City, NYFD, New York State Troopers, and New York State Police Pipe Band, but no state tartan.

[Atlanta Kiltie]

I don't suppose anyone stocks that one? I'm getting to know the good folk at Dalgleish's a bit too well!

I am not aware of anyone stocking the GA state tartan. Matt Newsome at the Tartan Museum would be a better resource to answer that question. When I ordered the tartan from the Scot Web, it was not that much more to have made and I had the kilt in my possession with a month of ordering.

Good luck.

[O'Callaghan]

Scotweb carry the Maryland tartan, which I rather like. I'd rather spend the money on a Callaghan* kilt than a Maryland one if I were to spend that much, though.

*from Celtic Croft, Scotweb don't carry that one.