newbie kilt wearer

[geordie dom]

just saying hello and admitting i'm a convert. got back from edinburgh yesterday, where i had a really incredible time. I also bought my first kilt. its so comfortable. i cant understand why i dont see many more people wearing them. anyway i think i'm hooked, i've already been trawling the net for info on other tartans. got a feelin it wont be long til i have a second kilt.

[Big Dave]

Glad to see you found the way of the kilt. Welcome.

[macwilkin]

just saying hello and admitting i'm a convert. got back from edinburgh yesterday, where i had a really incredible time. I also bought my first kilt. its so comfortable. i cant understand why i dont see many more people wearing them. anyway i think i'm hooked, i've already been trawling the net for info on other tartans. got a feelin it wont be long til i have a second kilt.

Welcome, Geordie!

Are you from Newcastle, I take it? :mrgreen: Have you considered the Northumberland tartan? Very striking, I must say.

Glad to have you aboard!

Cheers,

Todd

[Big Paul]

Welcome to our little corner of the web!

[geordie dom]

thanks for the welcome guys. I'll have a look at the northumberland tartan. must admit i wasn't aware 1 existed. thanks

[Kirkwood]

Welcome. Glad to have you with us.

[macwilkin]

thanks for the welcome guys. I'll have a look at the northumberland tartan. must admit i wasn't aware 1 existed. thanks

http://www.northumberlandtartan.co.uk/history.html

Cheers,

Todd

[geordie dom]

Thanks for the link todd. Looks like a real nice tartan. The one thats really got my eye at the moment is the Boyd tartan, its my granny's family. But since i'm not a Boyd would i be stepping on toes?

[macwilkin]

Thanks for the link todd. Looks like a real nice tartan. The one thats really got my eye at the moment is the Boyd tartan, its my granny's family. But since i'm not a Boyd would i be stepping on toes?

Not at all -- your grandmother was a Boyd, so you are honouring her and your kin by wearing it.

Cheers,

Todd

[Bil]

Not at all -- your grandmother was a Boyd, so you are honouring her and your kin by wearing it.

Cheers,

Todd

Nice Point Todd. I've seen a bit of controversy around the subject of family tartan wearing, specifically whether one should over step the boundries of surname. But you point out that one would be horoning their kin by wearing a tartan from someone on their mother's side of the family tree.

I agree whole heartedly. While I don't foresee myself wearing a tartan not associated with my surname or affiliated organization, I believe that we should all feel free to wear whichever ancestrial tartan we feel inspired to honor.