I will be delighted to design a
unique tartan for either your own personal use, for use by your clan/family
society, geographic region (such as a town, county, state, etc.), corporation,
club, or other organization. The tartan design service I provide
includes:
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A custom designed tartan based
on any historical details or relevant information you can provide --
including name origin, connection with other known families/clans,
geographical details, heraldic details, personal history, etc. Three
different designs will be created and offered to you from which to select.
I will then work with you to fine-tune your selected design until we are
both 100% happy with the new tartan.
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Your new tartan will be checked
against other tartans recorded in the
International Tartan Index to ensure that it is not too similar to any
previously recorded tartans.
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You will receive a digital image
of the tartan for use on your computer, web site, and for other promotional
purposes.
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Production of five yards of 29"
wide woolen cloth (heavy or light weight), one yard of which will be used
for recording purposes. You will receive four yards (enough for a box
pleated man's kilt, lady's skirt, two shawls, or a number of scarves or
sashes).
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Your tartan will be officially
recorded with the Scottish Tartans Authority in Crieff, Scotland.
Your cost for all of the above
is $1500. Please feel free to
email me
with questions before you commit. A non-refundable $750 deposit (50%) is
required before design work is begun. In addition, you may be interested
in:
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Additional 100% worsted wool kilt cloth,
either 16 oz (heavy weight), or 12 oz (light weight) which could be made into
fine men's kilts, ladys' skirts, shawls, sashes, scarves or the like.
The total cost will depend upon the amount of cloth ordered, but the minimum
order is 4 yards of 29" wide cloth, at $65/yd. I can also provide CMT
service to make kilts, skirts, etc. from the cloth for an additional fee.
Cloth is woven in Scotland.
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You may also be interested in silk
cloth. I can have your tartan produced in 100% silk material, as well as
wool. Silk cloth is produced 30" wide. The minimum order would be
5 yards of cloth at $145/yd. Woven in Scotland.
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I can also provide individual
items from silk, including a 12" x 90" lady's evening sash for $200 (no
minimum order), or 27" x 27" silk headsquares for $45 (minimum order of 3).
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Orders for larger amounts of
material, or other custom made clothing items, is possible. Contact me
with your needs and I will be happy to give you a quote. For new tartan
designs it is recommended that a small initial run of cloth be produced to
allow you to see the tartan "in the flesh" before a larger run of cloth is
committed to.
Will my tartan be included in
the new National Tartan Register?
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I have all tartans that I design
recorded in the International Tartan Index, maintained by the Scottish Tartans
Authority, as a matter of course as part of my design package. If you
wish your tartan to also be recorded in the newly established National Tartan
Register, I can help facilitate this for you. You will pay standard fees
charged by the Register, and your tartan must meet the Registry's requirements
for inclusion.
After contacting me to discuss
your specific needs, you may make payment of your design fee deposit. My
preferred method of accepting payment is through PayPal, and I will email you
a PayPal invoice from which you can pay. I will also accept a check or
money order.
SOME OF MY TARTAN DESIGNS
Family Name Tartans
Cairns of Finavon (left); Halliday (center);
Breeding (right)
Sackett (left); Brewer (center); Dove (right)
Tartans for Individuals
Robert Lee Jordan
Tartans for Organizations
"Iraqi Freedom" PSD (Personal Security Detail)
tartan (left); X Marks the Scot (right)
Tartans for Universities and Colleges
Western Carolina University (left); University of
Georgia (center); Virginia Technical Institute (right)
Tartans for Churches
Barbecue Presbyterian Church, Sanford, NC
