Tartans

Now that I've returned to my bagpipe lessons, I've been thinking about all sorts of Scottish things - like tartans. Tartan is the name given to a specific pattern of plaid. Here are some examples from the Tartans of Scotland web site. The top left is the Royal Stewart that is worn by the royal pipers. The top right is the University of Missouri tartan that was licensed two years ago. The bottom right is the classic tartan of my mother's family - the Grants. And the bottom left is a version of the famous Black Watch that was associated with the Grants.

These days you can find just about anything in plaid from a footstool project on Martha to a little hedgehog on Etsy. What do you think? Do you like plaid?