wanted: pics of kilts in some rare tartans

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I'm a bit confused. Is this thread intended as a place simply to display photos of tartans that may be a bit rare? Or (as it seems to me) was the original poster asking for photos of some specific tartans?

I really would love to see photos of some of the following tartans made up into kilts, and especially how they're pleated etc.

Scotland Forever

Strathisla

Spirit of Scotland Ancient

Western Isles

O'Reilly

Lindsay Weathered

Cooper Ancient

Alba Heirloom

thanks so much for any photos you have! Richard

[OC Richard]

Yes Matt I suppose I wasn't very clear!

I came across some specific tartans, most (but not all) newer "trade" tartans, which I could only find images of small swatches (usually computer generated). I wondered what those tartans would look like made up into a kilt.

Then I came across a couple tartans that I could only find in photos of models wearing them on Highland Dress seller's sites, such as that one tantalising photo of Spirit of Bannockburn, which judging from that one tiny photo is lovely.

About the mint green in Hunting Thompson, I think it's one of those things where at distance the eye blends two colours together. So, sky blue and green lines side-by-side, from distance, looks like mint green.
Likewise there's no teal in British Columbia but the blue and green side-by-side blend to create a teal look at distance.

(PS I've found this image of a model wearing Spirit of Bannockburn on several sites. I'm guessing that Dalgliesh weaves it, but I don't really know.)

[Mr. MacDougall]

Heck, while we're at it, if anyone has a kilt in the Blue Stewart tartan, I'd love to see that!

[figheadair]

Aye, done.

Since you seem to be open to some new rare tartans...? Here's Macdonald of Kingsburgh - a pre-Culloden tartan. I like it since its from the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye, home of my ancestors. 16 ounce wool from D.C. Dalgliesh, hand sewn.

I was fortunate to see the original Kingsburgh piece some years ago. DW Stewart got both the sett and colours wrong in his 1893 book Old & Rare Scottish Tartans and so it's been ever since.

[Riverkilt]

Well, that makes sense....Coyote's afoot in the mills too eh?

I'd just read it was taken from a scrap of a vest (?) someone gave Prince Charlie to wear before Culloden...and if Dalgliesh wove it...figured it was good to go.

Sorta like name changes at Ellis Island - they ain't right, but they're the name today....if it ain't right, its still Macdonald of Kingsburgh tartan today.

Is this a great board or what? Never woulda known. Still gonna wear the kilt in honor of my branch of the clan.

[skauwt]

this is a cooper tartan whether is ancient im afraid i cant remember ,
my childhood friend martin cooper on his big day (left) and a friend of his world class piper wullie mccallum(right) on his big day last july if anyone can confirm if its the ancient cooper i`ll hunt out other pics from his big day and show the kilt

[OC Richard]

Ooohh I really like that Cooper kilt! It's a nice large man's kilt sett size too.

Do you know what mill it was woven by?

Thanks! Richard

[BradleyTCO]

Although not a rare tartan - it's freely (although sadly not free) available from the Lochcarron Strome range - I've never seen anyone else wearing this tartan. It gets positive or inquisitive comments whenever I wear it, mostly as the colours are quite unusual I think.

Thomson Ancient Hunting

Oh, there's another Thompson Hunting out there! (Excuse the horrible color quality of the photo.)

[skauwt]

it was either the house of edgar or lochcarron of scotland it came from ,
he actually bought the kilt the same day i got mine from Hector Russell in Glasgow about february or march 09
i tried searching through my old posts for the info as i can remember talking about it but the posts don't seem to go that far back

this is a photo i found on my pc from a picture text he sent me when he picked it up last year

[RockyR]

It looks like the Cooper 16 oz from House of Edgar. It is th Modern version (ancient would have LIGHT blue and LIGHT green).