Guidance solicited

[OC Richard]

Have a gander at the Hebridean Tartans from The House of Edgar.

Click on "Select an option" (lower right) to see swatches of them all.

https://www.houseofedgar.com/product...idean-tartans/

The Hebridean Range is beautiful. Like any tartans they really need to be seen in person. I've looked through an Edgar Hebridean swatch-book a few times and they're just lovely.

About the Marton Mills tweed tartans they're here under their "Cairngorm Tweed" category along with non-tartan tweeds.

Here's Page 3 which has Autumn tweed, Lindsay tweed, Hunting Stewart Weathered tweed, and others:

https://martonmills.com/cairngorm-tweed/?product-page=3

Here's Page 4 which has Black Watch Weathered tweed, Holyrood Weathered tweed, and others:

https://martonmills.com/cairngorm-tweed/?product-page=4

Here's Page 5 which has Holyrood tweed, which also fills your bill as to having blue and brown tones

https://martonmills.com/cairngorm-tweed/?product-page=5

Needless to say these tweeds look better in person. They have a wonderful unique look and feel to them.

[MacKenzie]

Needless to say these tweeds look better in person. They have a wonderful unique look and feel to them.

If I could justify two more kilts, after the MacKenzie Hebridean would be a Stewart Hunting Weathered tweed. I've coveted yours since you first posted it.

[Pleater]

I was just musing that some of my kilts might qualify as muted and/or ancient and realised that it is almost 20 years since I joined X marks and I had been making kilts for myself for a little while by then.
There have been kilts which came to sad ends, being ripped, one which was made from fabric heavily weighted, so every wash left it lighter and more faded, one which proved to be printed on the skew, so the pleats twisted and the pattern wandered off sideways - on the whole though kilts have proven a most excellent form of garment, and many have been admired.

Anne the Pleater