Having your own tartan!

**Pipersson** · 24th July 13, 05:05 PM

Hi Guys,

being on holidays at the moment I have lots of time to think of kilt stuff.
I was wondering if having a personal tartan would be an option and which criteria would be important to me if creating a personal tartan.

I guess I would like to have a tartan based on a already existing sett - maybe Smith tartan or a Macpherson sett to express my affiliation - changed with my special colours...

How about you?

Tell me what you think!

Tom

**Hopper250** · 24th July 13, 05:35 PM

There are a number of personal tartans that are listed in the registry so I would say you can definitely make one. Don't know about the rest of it though.

**Pipersson** · 24th July 13, 05:44 PM

yes of course.

BUT....

I was more interested in what would be your motives, criterias and thoughts to personal tartans in general and having your own in particular.

So, get started!

Tom

**Hopper250** · 24th July 13, 05:57 PM

In that case I would use my hometown as the basis for colors. The whole town revolves around the orange and black. I would put white to accent and offset/seperate the other two colors. I would possibly use the MacQueen or the Swan as a basis, but I am just as happy to try and create a new pattern, I might fail but I would try.

**tulloch** · 25th July 13, 05:51 AM

There are so many I wouldn't think another was needed. That said Ryan Ross came up with a really nice variant of Ross Hunting. I think it is really nice.

**davidlpope** · 25th July 13, 06:00 AM

As I see it, tartan is primarily an in-group/out-group identifier. Wearing a tartan proclaims a connection to a place, a cause, an organization, or other people. Unless I had a really, really big family (in essence, my own clan), I wouldn't design a personal tartan.

**Carlo** · 25th July 13, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by davidlpope

As I see it, tartan is primarily an in-group/out-group identifier. Wearing a tartan proclaims a connection to a place, a cause, an organization, or other people. Unless I had a really, really big family (in essence, my own clan), I wouldn't design a personal tartan.

That is about where I ended up after thinking about designing a personal tartan.
It could make sence for those of us (like me) with no clan connections but is it really worth the extra money?

If you really want to design a tartan, make something like artificer did with the R'lyeh tartan. That way you might create something that will be worn.

**creagdhubh** · 25th July 13, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by davidlpope

As I see it, tartan is primarily an in-group/out-group identifier. Wearing a tartan proclaims a connection to a place, a cause, an organization, or other people. Unless I had a really, really big family (in essence, my own clan), I wouldn't design a personal tartan.

I agree, David.

**Pipersson** · 25th July 13, 12:20 PM

Actually I agree with you all.
There are lots of tartans to choose.
I for example have a choice of Smith, Gow and Macpherson tartans what - in the different colour variations - is quite a lot. So there is no need.
But I thought having a personal tartan would be highly desirable for most kilt wearers...

Cheers, Tom

**Carlo** · 25th July 13, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Pipersson

Actually I agree with you all.
There are lots of tartans to choose.
I for example have a choice of Smith, Gow and Macpherson tartans what - in the different colour variations - is quite a lot. So there is no need.
But I thought having a personal tartan would be highly desirable for most kilt wearers...

Cheers, Tom

Isn't your clan tartan also your personal tartan?