[Premieir] Official Tartan for Maricopa!

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

My Fellow Maricopans,

It is with great pleasure that I am able to provide you, for the first time in history, as far as I am aware, an official Scottish tartan for use in Talossa!
It only seems fitting that such a historical event coincides with and commemorates another: the impending coronation of one of our very own, @Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB !

This tartan was designed using the red and green of the Bicoloreu as well as the white, orange, and lime green of Maricopa's provincial flag. After some back-and-forth with Register officials, I was able to register the tartan with the official Scottish Register of Tartans as my own personal tartan. This means that I can use it for, and give permission to anyone else to use it as I see fit.

With that being said, I, Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat, current Premieir of Maricopa, hereby authorize all current and future citizens of The Sovereign Province of Maricopa, the use of my personal tartan as they see fit.
Additionally, I authorize all future Premieirs, while actively in office, the ability to extend the use of my tartan to other, non-Maricopan, Talossan citizens as they deem appropriate.

Link to the entry in the Register:
https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=14552

Colors:
R=RED;
PG=#29C415#PALE GREEN;
G=GREEN;
W=WHITE;
LO=#FC9002#LIGHT ORANGE;

Thread Count: PG/20 W2 LO20 W20 R50 G50

[King Txec]

This is awesome! Being of Scottish descent, it means tons to me. With your permission, I'd like to also adopt it as the official tartan of my Royal House, being that I am also a proud Maricopan!

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

This is awesome! Being of Scottish descent, it means tons to me. With your permission, I'd like to also adopt it as the official tartan of my Royal House, being that I am also a proud Maricopan!

Of course you can, I would be incredibly honoured!

[Iason Taiwos]

I wish there was a way to have this manufactured, but I suspect that's beyond anyone's budget. (I contemplated creating a tartan for Belacosta as a personal one, like Carlüs did, but after looking at the fees the Scottish Registry charges, I figured it was beyond my budget!)
I recently purchased a tamarcour grült (great kilt) off eBay. Since I can't find any Scottish descent in my ancestry, I went for the Masonic tartan. Being a Freemason, I figured it was the only tartan I could legitimately wear.
I follow a guy on YouTube who does videos where he attempts to recreate the lifestyle of a 17th century Scottish Highlander. In one video, he demonstrated some of the possible uses for a great kilt. Not only can you wear it, you can make a tent from it, a hammock, a sleeping bag...the possibilities are endless. I figured I needed such a versatile piece of cloth in my life.
The one I ordered came from Pakistan. In fact, almost all the kilts and related items I saw on eBay came from Pakistan. I wondered why this was, but I guess there's a historical reason. The British Empire used to control Pakistan, and helped them establish a thriving textile industry. I guess Pakistan was at one time a major supplier of tartans, and it continues to this day. It was certainly a hell of a lot cheaper than the ones I've found that are made in Scotland or the US.
It arrived today and is very nice. Once I figure out how to pleat it and wear it, I may post pics.

[King Txec]

Being of Scottish descent myself, I am excited at all of this. I don't have sufficient proof to use any specific Clan's tartan, though my genealogical research does present some rather interesting links to the House of Stuart. If I had the room in my suitcase a few years back, I'd have come home with a full tartan!

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

@Iason Taiwos I've seen that guy too! And just like you, I immediately wanted a kilt after watching some of his videos even though I would probably never use it like that XD.
I've had a few people reach out to me about weaving the tartan and it seems like it'll cost around $1000 USD (ironically about ℓ666, a value in need of a special denomination name I think) just for the weaving. That doesn't even include "tailoring fees" to create various items from the woven tartan such as kilts, ties, etc. Which is certainly out of my budget for the foreseeable future.

If I were a weaver I would do it myself, however I do crochet. I've looked at some techniques for crocheting a tartan, so I might give that a try for a blanket or something like that. I'm still on the lookout for a more affordable way to get it woven though.

[Iason Taiwos]

@Iason Taiwos I've seen that guy too! And just like you, I immediately wanted a kilt after watching some of his videos even though I would probably never use it like that XD.
I've had a few people reach out to me about weaving the tartan and it seems like it'll cost around $1000 USD (ironically about ℓ666, a value in need of a special denomination name I think) just for the weaving. That doesn't even include "tailoring fees" to create various items from the woven tartan such as kilts, ties, etc. Which is certainly out of my budget for the foreseeable future.

If I were a weaver I would do it myself, however I do crochet. I've looked at some techniques for crocheting a tartan, so I might give that a try for a blanket or something like that. I'm still on the lookout for a more affordable way to get it woven though.

How much material do you get for that $1000? (I wonder if these Pakistani weavers could do it for a lot less...)
I'm already using my great kilt. My furnace went out, and the repairman can't be out until Monday. So I'm using it as an extra blanket at the moment! It's nice!

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

Now that you mention it, I went back to look at a couple of emails I got after the tartan was registered. I had just skimmed them but I went back and gave them a second look.

One I got from a Scottish weaver was minimum 10 yards for £95.00 per yard.
Another one I did get from Pakistan: min 150 yards for $7.90 per yard.

I think I set them aside just because either way it's a minimum of $1k but you definitely get more bang for your buck ("more licks for your louis"?) in Pakistan.

[C. M. Siervicül]

I don't have sufficient proof to use any specific Clan's tartan, though my genealogical research does present some rather interesting links to the House of Stuart.

Genealogy has been my biggest hobby over the past few years. I'm related by marriage to two branches of a Norwood family that was in colonial South Carolina, through my late grandfather. Incidentally, he was also a DNA match of the sister of King John (though I haven't been able to figure out how we're related).

[King Txec]

I don't have sufficient proof to use any specific Clan's tartan, though my genealogical research does present some rather interesting links to the House of Stuart.

Genealogy has been my biggest hobby over the past few years. I'm related by marriage to two branches of a Norwood family that was in colonial South Carolina, through my late grandfather. Incidentally, he was also a DNA match of the sister of King John (though I haven't been able to figure out how we're related).

How very interesting! I indeed have ancestors in the Norwood family that were in South Carolina! My 8th great-grandfather Theophilus Norwood was born in North Carolina in 1698 and died in South Carolina in 1782. Within a couple generations, they had migrated to Oklahoma. I spent quite a long time working on my own genealogy and have quite a few interesting tidbits throughout, including a rather scandalous encounter of my wife's relatives with George Washington!

[C. M. Siervicül]

How very interesting! I indeed have ancestors in the Norwood family that were in South Carolina! My 8th great-grandfather Theophilus Norwood was born in North Carolina in 1698 and died in South Carolina in 1782. Within a couple generations, they had migrated to Oklahoma. I spent quite a long time working on my own genealogy and have quite a few interesting tidbits throughout, including a rather scandalous encounter of my wife's relatives with George Washington!

Yeah, the Norwoods sure seem to like the name Theophilus! My grandfather has DNA matches on his paternal side who are descended from a grandson of Theophilus Norwood 1698 (John Norwood 1744-1798) who married a Pickens, and matches on his maternal side who are descended from a 5th great grandson of Theophilus (Oliver Franklin Norwood 1888-1965 of Arkansas) who married a Reynolds.

[Iason Taiwos]

I'm wondering if a new page/thread or whatever it's called on Witt as regards genealogy would be of interest. I mean, somewhere down the line, we're all related, right? Vitxalmour Conductour has done extensive research that leads him to believe my family members have encountered his before... like, in the 11th century. Apparently, I come from Normans. Most interesting of my ancestors is Robert Fludd, the famed alchemist and mystic. More current times, the first Taiwos to arrive in North America came here in 1609, and was immediately publicly flogged for stealing chickens. We've gone downhill ever since.

[C. M. Siervicül]

I'm wondering if a new page/thread or whatever it's called on Witt as regards genealogy would be of interest. I mean, somewhere down the line, we're all related, right?

Maybe there would be interest in a genealogical society. I'll make a new post about that.

More current times, the first Taiwos to arrive in North America came here in 1609, and was immediately publicly flogged for stealing chickens. We've gone downhill ever since.

LOL