Cthulhu tartan: what kilt type will you make?

**Mike M.** · 26th April 11, 06:01 PM

The pleating really should be four-dimensional.

**CDNSushi** · 26th April 11, 06:40 PM

I was thinking of contacting Lady Chrystel for this one... But the only thing that's stopping me is the V.A.T. (Yeah, I know.... But I'm trying to save a buck here).

If I get Dalgliesh to ship outside Europe, I can get the fabric VAT-exempt. That means either shipping it to ME (which is no good, because as I mentioned, I would be re-shipping it to a kiltmaker anyway at some point), OR I get it shipped to a non-European kiltmaker.

If I send it to Lady Chrystel in France, it's not like I can ask her to absorb the VAT on the fabric, so that adds a chunk of change to the cost of the kilt. I would have to calculate whether it would be cheaper to ship to me and re-ship to her, versus just eating the VAT and shipping it straight to her...

But for all the trouble, there are plenty of talented kiltmakers outside Europe as well... It's just that Lady Chrystel is the only one that makes those lovely double-box pleats, and for this particular tartan, I think it would look really sharp.

**Stilletto_Rebel** · 27th April 11, 01:44 PM

I'm going to go with good old knife pleats. Paul Henry will be making mine.

**Droid** · 27th April 11, 03:32 PM

#latetotheparty

So... Am I missing something here? Or is there really a Cthulhu tartan? And, are you sure a kilt that gets made out of it wont eat your soul? If not, then I agree with Dale Seago... an 8 yard knife pleat and a feileadh mor.

Is there an ancient variation of this tartan? Or only modern? I mean... Cthulhu is pretty old, I would think some of the dye would have faded in that time.

**kc8ufv** · 27th April 11, 04:57 PM

One is in the process, we are currently waiting for yarn selection to be complete.

**CDNSushi** · 27th April 11, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Droid

#latetotheparty

So... Am I missing something here? Or is there really a Cthulhu tartan? And, are you sure a kilt that gets made out of it wont eat your soul? If not, then I agree with Dale Seago... an 8 yard knife pleat and a feileadh mor.

Is there an ancient variation of this tartan? Or only modern? I mean... Cthulhu is pretty old, I would think some of the dye would have faded in that time.

Hi, Droid...

This thread is a follow-up thread to this one: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...yardage-64165/

So if you want some Cthulhu tartan, you can still get in on the order. Last time I checked, we were well over 100 yards! It was designed by Artificer, and a few of us thought it looked pretty wicked so we gave him a prod to actually bring it into existence from the depths of R'lyeh. (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!)

Anyhoo, there is also a Cthulhu "social group" consisting of both Miskatonic U. alumni and Cthulhu cultists here: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/g...ulhu-cultists/ Feel free to join...

And here is the thread that started it all: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-fhtagn-64014/

And it is also rumored that some of the forum's mods have connections to the Great Old Ones...

~^(;,;)^~

**rmckay** · 28th April 11, 04:17 AM

I'm just going with a box pleat. I have no clue who i will be getting to make mine yet.

**Hothir Ethelnor** · 28th April 11, 10:51 AM

It takes only 1 yard of cloth for a bias cut waistcoat so with 3 for a skirt that should work out nicely.

That's assuming you don't make it full back with tartan all around.

**jason10mm** · 28th April 11, 04:27 PM

I'll be at dragoncon as well. This is gonna be awesome!

**Droid** · 18th May 11, 08:00 AM

Any update on a time frame for production? I'd love to get me hands on enough yardage for a belted plaid.

Is this something we'd have to do on our own? Does someone have the formula for the thread count?