Anyone interested in 'Australia' Tartan?

**English Bloke** · 24th July 13, 04:53 PM

It does. It's a fault in the pdf.

**BCAC** · 25th July 13, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by Antipodean Celt

Brilliant EB. I never thought to look at the manual. Yes, I would love a pair of those hose. Fantastic. I wonder who makes them for the army? How would one even begin to find out?

Having looked at the manual, it would seem that they are only hose tops, but they do compliment the kilt rather nicely.

**English Bloke** · 25th July 13, 04:40 AM

I knew that David.

But hose tops aren't really a civvy thing. They only go with spats. Anyway, if the tops can be knit in the tartan then surely the socks can too. I reckon they'd look amazing.

**Antipodean Celt** · 27th July 13, 02:50 AM

I agree EB, such tartan hose would look amazing. But who would/could do such a thing?

**Downunder Kilt** · 27th July 13, 03:39 AM

From the Army Dress manual they look to be a 5 colour Argyll kilt hose (tops). I can find a supplier for 4 colour full kilt hose @ US$141.00 but that is all.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 27th July 13, 04:18 AM

Originally Posted by Antipodean Celt

I agree EB, such tartan hose would look amazing. But who would/could do such a thing?

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/argyle_hose.html

**SorenMacTavish** · 27th July 13, 11:58 AM

Love the tartan, and would be interested were it not for just purchasing 5yrds/DW of the R'Lyeh Sett tartan...so my tartan budget is capped out for this year

Great looking kilt tho.

**Antipodean Celt** · 28th July 13, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/argyle_hose.html

Thanks Matt. I will start saving my pennies. 14000 of them to be precise. And with the Aussie dollar falling, against the greenback, i had better hurry! All the best, John.

**Antipodean Celt** · 10th August 13, 02:27 PM

Hi all, a quick update. I dropped in to see Doug at the Booval shop on Friday. He showed me a couple of offcuts - one of the tartan as originally designed and the second as woven for the Army. The essential difference to my eyes was the blue stripe in the original design is a light blue, almost a sky blue, where the Army version is a darker blue. Doug is asking Strathmore to weave the original designer's light blue version. I omitted to take a photo (I left my brains at home that day). I will try to get back to Booval again next week to get a photo to post so that I can show you all. All the best, John