D.C. Dalgliesh material colors!

[denmcdough]

Thanks for the quick responses Matt, Ryan, and PaulHenry!

I do hope, Matt, that Peter sees this thread and will chime in.

The Dalgliesh material on my tank, which Wally made, is awesome. Wally said it's the best material he has ever worked with, and I agree.

Working off the computer will definitely make this problematic. I do hope that the next run of material will be a brighter color. My current colors are dark..the green and blue is not vibrant.

[figheadair]

Comparing a computer generated image to woven cloth is always going to be problematic.

The best way to get the specific colors you want is to be as specific as possible when ordering from the mill. Sending them a sample to match is the best option, obviously.

I note that in the STA's notes on this tartan, Peter MacDonald is listed as the source of the information. As Peter frequents this forum, perhaps he will be able to comment on the colors.

I do hope, Matt, that Peter sees this thread and will chime in.

Working off the computer will definitely make this problematic. I do hope that the next run of material will be a brighter color. My current colors are dark..the green and blue is not vibrant.

Right chaps, chiming in.

Others have talk here and on other threads about the shade of various colours and Matt makes the very valid point about computer generated colours.

I suppose the first question is how did you order the material (threadcount, image reference?) and what shades did you specify? If you didn't specify then it's quite likely that Dalgliesh will have defaulted to modern colours.

This pattern dates to c1850-80 at which time shades were not specified in the same way that they are in some modern tartans but rather would have been the weaver's standard colour range. We don't know what they were and indeed they may have changed over time as the design would have been woven in either natural and/or early analine dyes depending on when and for how long it was produced. Here's my sample (Wilsons of Bannockburn's colours).



The botton line is that you can specifiy any colour range or combination of shades. All you need to do is tell Dalgliesh or better still, send them examples of what you want.

[denmcdough]

Hello Peter! Thanks for chiming in! I appreciate all your input!

To answer your question about what I asked for, well, as I was rather new to kilting at the time, I did not ask for anything specific. I just had my kilt maker do the ordering. I assumed, from pics that I had seen on the Scottish Tartan Authority, which shows the green and blue to be very much brighter than my finished product, that this was what I'd eventually end up with.

Now, I've contacted Dalgliesh about a brighter color, but have not had a response, yet.

See my thread: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f99/kilt-35-a-57830/

What I was hoping to get: http://www.tartansauthority.com/tart...n_name_search=

So, what specifically should I be asking for??? Should I send the site from the STA to Dalgliesh??? Would an ancient green look better?

[figheadair]

Hello Peter! Thanks for chiming in! I appreciate all your input!

To answer your question about what I asked for, well, as I was rather new to kilting at the time, I did not ask for anything specific. I just had my kilt maker do the ordering. I assumed, from pics that I had seen on the Scottish Tartan Authority, which shows the green and blue to be very much brighter than my finished product, that this was what I'd eventually end up with.

Now, I've contacted Dalgliesh about a brighter color, but have not had a response, yet.

See my thread: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f99/kilt-35-a-57830/

What I was hoping to get: http://www.tartansauthority.com/tart...n_name_search=

So, what specifically should I be asking for??? Should I send the site from the STA to Dalgliesh??? Would an ancient green look better?

It's only my opinion but in every case of a pattern of that era Wilsons' colours look better.