I am Nick Fiddes, founder of Scotland’s oldest heritage site, owner of the world’s last artisanal tartan weaving mill, and enthusiast for Scottish culture. AMA

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Today is 'Burns Night', so I'm here to answer any questions I can about Scottish traditions and culture, tartan, tweed, kilts, knitwear, our rather unique businesses, or pretty much anything else!

I set up Scotweb in 1995 - Scotland's first secure ecommerce site and maybe even the first company to retail custom made clothing online. Today we offer by far the world's largest choice of tartans and tweed products, where you can design your own tartan on CLAN.com and get it woven at the heritage weaving mill that we rescued from closure a few years ago, for manufacture into over 100 garments or products.

Our DC Dalgliesh weaving mill is the world's only specialist hand-crafted tartan producer. We stepped in in 2011 when it was about to close, both to save its unique skills, and because we saw huge value in its reputation for excellence and amazing 'Hall of Fame' client list. We've been turning it around to preserve its heritage while making the business fit to service 21st century demands competitively at any scale.

We're at an incredibly exciting stage of our own development, after years of behind the scenes work to prepare. We hope soon to seek investors for our future plans, but I can talk about these much tonight or any commercially sensitive business data that would help our many competitors. Beyond that I'll give it my best shot, whatever you want to fire at me.

I'm a little shaky on history and can't go deep into the technicalities of weaving that I'm still learning to understand myself. But I've been in this business for decades and we're evangelists for Scottish traditions and craft skills. So I'll do my best!

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Scotland's Last Artisan Tartan Mill: A Tour of D C Dalgliesh youtube.com/watch?v=2W9UB…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/pat_cummin
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A preview of my latest design, The Tartan. A split Plaid-style board with all through hole components. Group Buy later this month. More images in comments.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/worldspawn00
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Seems Scotland won't be getting a lovely tartan passport anytime soon, so I made myself a cover for my passport out of some old scrap material and a polymer clay sporran.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/macanoodle
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My first sticker mod! Based on the tartan cube, but designed with Xs instead of cubes. I cut them using a vinyl cutter. I call it the "Xcessive Cube."
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πŸ‘€︎ u/--Lo_oL--
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TIL That the Tartan Torpedo skin for the scattergun has wood parts that slowly peel instead of wearing off. Once you get to battle scarred, it's a completely skinned handle on the back and front.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/I_N_C_O_M_I_N_G
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Sewed two fuckoff big pockets onto the inside of my jacket, an covered the front two in tartan. Very much a WIP, with only a two on the back!
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Punkster13666
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TIL Hello Kitty has four official tartans registered with The Scottish Register of Tartans. One, β€œHello Kitty Navy”, with β€œnavy representing trust, white for honesty, red for vigour and the signature Hello Kitty pink, this tartan represents the true value of Hello Kitty’s character.” tartanregister.gov.uk/qRe…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/SiteNo8
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My first pair of docs that aren't boots. Ramsey monk tartans! They're so cute.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Dipsquit
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We currently use a CNG stove on our Tartan 37. I love the ease of use and the fact that it is really safe but it is really difficult to fill (video shows how we refilled last time). Has anyone converted to propane from CNG? Or maybe an alcohol stove instead? Not sure what to do going forward! youtu.be/RjppxUebR5M
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πŸ‘€︎ u/kristamerrylin
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Is there any way of predicting Tartan's success rate when making hybrids?

I read on some places that seeing him with both faces similing on the hybrid screen means it will be successful, however I have yet to see him frown on the menu and keep wasting seeds and having to run back and forth to Vesta's farm.

I couldn't find a success rate in % either. Seems like he fails most of the time, even after some small talk before going for the hybrid option.

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Finally got all of my sexy head covers. The tartan is from County Mayo, home of my family’s Irish ancestors.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/groshretro
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Map of the shipwrecks around Nova Scotia that I finally got filled in with Nova Scotia tartan on my leg!
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How did kilts evolve and become a part of Scottish culture? How and when did the clan specific tartan come about?
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This is Alan. Alan is a recovering addict who shared his story with me. After kicking his addiction, he decided to buy this beautiful tartan outfit with the money he would’ve spent on other things. All his mail goes to the Street Work outreach project, where I promised to send him a print of this!
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πŸ‘€︎ u/lw_vp
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Opinion: MacGregor tartan flashes with Solid green hose for Duke of Fife Tartan kilt?

Hey all, I ordered myself a 8 yard kilt in the Duke of Fife tartan, and I am wondering if you think I can pull off flashes made of the MacGregor tartan with solid green socks. The kilt is primarily green and black with red accent, and the only kilt hose I own are dark green, so I thought a set of red flashes would work well with the outfit. I chose MacGregor because my family is a Sept of their clan, but I am wondering if having a different tartan on the flashes would work? Any and all opinions appreciated.

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This video of a Irish looming machine making a tartan blanket. v.redd.it/f2wqvyq67hn31
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πŸ‘€︎ u/rachel_cabot
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Remove if not allowed.. But i just got this same skirt and i was wondering if any one knows the name of the tartan?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/fuzzysoulpolice
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Scottish Football Tartans (Thanks to Scottish Register of Tartans) imgur.com/a/mNUrT
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TOOT or BOOT: Tartan looks
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πŸ‘€︎ u/CD_Virgen
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TIL That MacDuck, the tartan of Scrooge MacDuck, was officially entered into the Register of Tartans by the Walt Disney Corporation tartanregister.gov.uk/qRe…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Harry-le-Roy
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Would anyone be interested in a Citizens of Antiford Tartan for things if it were to be created?

Hi guys. I found out it isn't very hard to make your own custom tartan and you can order it from many sites. If I were to make one for the Citizens of Antiford, would that be something anyone would be interested in? I don't know how much I would have to buy minimum but it would be a sizable chunk.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/comedianmasta
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Tartan dahlia.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/S_Hog
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Trump dossier author Christopher Steele had a β€œfriendly relationship” with Ivanka: report | Steele allegedly bought Ivanka Trump a "family tartan" and had a years-long "friendly" relationship with her salon.com/2019/12/09/trum…
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My friend is acting out the tale of the Scottish Maori, while I'm dying from laughter [Tartan Fleece - Gibraltar skin humor] v.redd.it/sl22sxtez7x21
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πŸ‘€︎ u/n0000rd
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2 string art gifts I made: for my mum a map of the UK over her family tartan and hearts over her home towns, and for my friend her favourite band’s logo in ombrΓ© colours. Super easy but looks so nice at the end!
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πŸ‘€︎ u/callmebeeb
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Tartan gown!! Finally finished. Couldn't be happier with it.
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Steele had 'personal' relationship with Ivanka Trump, DoJ report reveals. The former MI6 officer Christopher Steele had a β€œpersonal” relationship with Ivanka Trump and gifted her a β€œfamily tartan from Scotland” as a present theguardian.com/us-news/2…
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Neist Point lighthouse in honor of it almost being Tartan Day
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πŸ‘€︎ u/johnburnett2
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Anyone Need Flair or Tartan that has gone undone??!?!?!? I'm bored at work today and have plenty of time. See this reposted photo for more details. I still have almost 125 more characters I can put as this title. lets see, I really like whisky... and money, but they don't like each other. 300
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The fantastic adventures of the tartan-turbaned colonel spectator.co.uk/2017/05/t…
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The Invention of Scotland: "Tartan and kilt...are about as authentic as Disneyland" nysun.com/arts/hugh-trevo…
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so i was bored and decided to make the transbian tartan as i asked someone else to make
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πŸ‘€︎ u/aaa01110
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In search of NS tartan items

Hey guys, I am looking for items I can purchase that would have the NS tartan print on them. The only place I can think of that may sell these items is Jennifer's of NS on Spring Garden. Is anyone else aware of any other stores in the HRM that may sell items with NS tartan on them?

Thanks!

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Not quite finished yet, need to add the Tartan shade, but how do you all think it looks so far?
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TIL Domino's Pizza locations in Scotland have official, registered tartans for employees who would prefer to wear a kilt. tartanregister.gov.uk/tar…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/oheyitsdan
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What is this tartan sausage thing for ? (Premier inn)
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πŸ‘€︎ u/ersioo
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I lost my wallet on Thursday the 17th. It's a little purple tartan small one, with a keyring of the Pope with a rainbow background on it. All my bank cards, British drivers license. Somewhere on the road or TTC from college and dufferin to st clair and dufferin. Please let me know if you find it
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πŸ‘€︎ u/nicecuppaT
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Petition to add tartan and kilts to the game
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I am Nick Fiddes, founder of Scotland’s oldest heritage site, owner of the world’s last artisanal tartan weaving mill, and enthusiast for Scottish culture. AMA reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment…
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I bought a tartan scarf in Scotland while visiting this past summer. (This was before I discovered Outlander!) I was so excited today to see that I bought a Mackenzie tartan scarf! What’s your favorite thing to wear in homage to Outlander?
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