Unravelling the Secrets of Scottish Tartans

Do I see Thompson blue?

I may not be Scottish but love the history and the tartan patterns.

I did not know that deer were colorblind.

Along the ancient silk road the burials of extremely large Celtics with red hair wearing tartans thousands of years old have been discovered. Most burials contain their wives who were invariably oriental. Even then men in search of wealth could find no woman of their own kind to venture so far. The tartans found were almost exclusively maroon with blue stripes.

You are not SCOTTICH!

The subtitles are absolutely pathetic.

I believe tartan to be more fascinating than heraldry. Lovely chat, mates. Very enlightening.

I love Montgomery and Monroe! Black and ♥️ red, Blue and green 💚.

Bruce always entertaining.

Very interesting History on the dye, weave, fabric, and their associations.
Excellent share.

Tennessee, USA
(Irish American)
Slainte' ☘️

My wife thinks it odd I will wear a kilt but not short pants. Border scott clan

On my dad’s side. They are from Dundee Scotland. Septs of Gordon.

Please let the old fellow finish his sentences.

We come from Scotland 45% but I have always loved most everything about the land I’d love a tartan but the name is Sims so chances are there isn’t one

How come my mum was a Geordie and an Armstrong, But in all my stuff I've got her Tartan dress that was hers? I do believe her father was a Scot

If you have managed to trap a young Lassie in your Caravan, that's a "Tart In " !!!

I know I’ve said it for years, but I miss when you say, “let me tell you a story”.
Cheers mate.

Mr. Fumey (sorry if your surname’s spelled wrong), I apologize if my crass comment caused you to drop the “ Lemme tell ya a story” intro. All the best, my internet friend!

My family surname is Marr and our tartan is Marr, Marr red and Gordon.

Tartan paint, 🤫 , .

MacLeod of Harris here. What a delight to listen in on this conversation.

This is a very informative video. I was drawn to it because my family has a Scotish tartan. I was intrigued.

So my ancestors left Scotland before clan tartans. I'm now going with dungarees and flannel as my family cloths.

And you are wearing sweats? 😮

Here I've been feeling bad about myself not knowing what my ancestors tartan looked like only to learn it never was anything more than a marketing ploy. I'm so glad, now I won't feel guilty wearing random plaid designs, thinking I'm somehow disloyal to whatever I ought to stick with.

My grandfather was a Goodrich, my great-grandfather was a Kincaid.

Happy New Year ! HEY put me in to get your tartan after you get it made make a kilt for me!! Measure 44 regular waist by 23-25 Thank You !! I have a dozen kilts various mix and a few solid colors. After hearing a pinky rat saying they would send a nuke tsunami over great britain I started buying me kilts and wear em anytime I can !! My family pattern is not there as they were here in nova scotia maine a long time back soooo......I'm s.e. pennsylvania near Philadelphia pa we have alot of national historic sites here....

Greetings from Missouri, USA. I recently discovered my 6x Great-Grandparents were from Renfrew (surnames are Wallace and Sleeth). I've always loved tartans (as my closet attests) , and I enjoyed this interesting and informative video. I just subscribed to your channel and I look forward to viewing more of your content. Blessings!

So tartan wasnt a way of Clans to identify one another !.
My Clan tartan is McGreggor tartan. As a white (a McGreggor codename, during the "outlaw" period), im proud to wear it. Failing this for some reason, i think i can wear Hamilton (my middle name) tartan. Having achoice of such striking apparel is such a privilage and every time i have a kilt on, i feel amazing, and it shows all over my smug wee face.
Thank u for another eye opening video.

Bruce, USA Kilts offers a tartan design portion of their website. You can try different colors and ideas and see what it would look like before production.

Are there Scot-Irish tartans or did this change moving to Ulster Ireland?

Oh my! What an interesting plaid! I've never seen it! Not colors I'd ever expect!

Dum de dum de dum oh hey I have a Scottish heritage and I'd like to know about Tartans because I just have loved that stuff from when I was a kid, so click click OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED I'M DROWNING IN KNOWLEDGE I DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED!

California state in the USA has tartan. The California state tartan is based closely to the Muir clan. Great video.

Are there tartans in purple?

ok my great grand dad was a gent by the name of Quentin Campbell, what would his tartan be?i think his wife was a Ruthorford not from where but he was a Scotsman

I’m kinda at a mystery, I always thought most of my heritage was German but after my DNA came back it was 43% Scottish. Now I’m going to have to do some ancestry digging to find out who was the Scott in our bloodline. I have searched the male side and most of that is Welsh, English Norwegian German, so it must be in the women’s line. I feel a bit naked I’m Scottish without a tartan.

Going to a Burns night banquet tonight and I'm watching this channel as a pre game! 🙂

i am a macfl son tartan to show me the color with the history my family

Modern tatrans were reinvented in the Victorian age because of the efficiency of the prohibition bby the German kings of England. After having to fight against two rebellions by the son and grandson of James II. When it became again rashionsble, noone knew what yhe original tartan looked like for each clan so they just reinvented them.

Thanks for another informative video, Bruce

Who needs a personal tartan, I'll just go with Royal Stuart, since my ancestor was a relative to the Old Pretender.

My mother was a McNabb.. thank God that’s an easy tartan to find

Well that was confusing 🤦‍♂️ glad you didn’t throw plaid / plaide into the mix 😳🥹

didn't tartan patterns come from central europe with the Celts when they arrived?

Tartans are a money making gimmick. Originally clans didn't have their own tartans. If you want one, just choose the one you like, or if you have enough money you can have one designed for you.

Mom's name is TAYLOR !

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