[Ansteorra] tartans

[Charlie Ribron II]

Thank you for the title of the book, So I can found more information out.
  When I started to try and go to clan meetings, when I could found them in
the area I was in at the time, which was 2. I learned this much about the
tartan: the pleats depend on the person folding it and the size of the
person. The yards for a great kilt starts at about 8 yards and goes up
depending the size of a person. A lot of people like to use 9 yards, I met a
clan brother who had to use 14 yards and he was the Regoinal clan contact
for the Ohio & Ky area.
  I found a book that may help other beginners: Clans & Tartans of Scatland
by Iain Zaczek.
Ld. Carlos
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Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 8:22 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] tartans


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"Named" tartans are, to the best available information, not period.  That
is, a particular tartan is not specifically associated with a particular
family.  However, weaving techniques and colors based on local fauna are
thought to have developed.  The "naming'  developed in Victorian times and
is attributed to the influence of Sir Walter Scott and the  Sobieski
brothers.  If an identifiable piece of tartan was visible in a portrait or
as a remnant with defined ownership, they named the Tartan after that
person.
Note that this does not mean that families did not have patterns that they
preferred, only that the practice was not documented and we do not know.
The key points to a "period" tartan is that it would have been made with
vegetable died wool and that the pattern often contains both an undercheck
and an overcheck. Note that Sir Walter Scott's tartan looks more like a
green and black houndstooth check.
We believe Great kilts are made of  about 8 yards. Small kilts are not
period and can be made of either 4 or 8 yards of fabric, or probably
anything in between.

There is a book by Charles Thompson called "So, You're Going to Wear the
Kilt" that may be of some help.  Many kiltmakers have historical information
posted on their sites. It's worth a look.

Mistress Evelyn du Monde
a Scottish Country Dancer and member of Clan MacPherson USA



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