Several people, including Betsy and Grant, sent me this link to design your own tartan!
Being a Scot, I already have a tartan (and someday I might actually figure out which one it is), but I heartily endorse this. The future is NOW!
I believe the tartan on the left is the Coburg tartan, which Queen Victoria designed for Prince Albert (he of the eternal can imprisonment) as a consolation for his not being Scots, I mean, as a celebration of his Germanity. Now you don't have to be a queen to make your sweetie a tartan! Click on the image to visit the site.
A Dress A Day 
Did you click through to the prices? Holy @#$@#$@#$.http://houseoftartan.co.uk/interactive/weaving.aspYeah, yeah, I know, warping a loom is very very expensive, and in general setup costs dwarf running costs.
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I deliberately did not check the prices. It’s too early in the day for hope to be dashed.
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You could make such a fabulous taffeta ballskirt with the right tartan.Then you would go to a Burrrrrns Night and have everybody wondering “What the frell is that clan, anyway?” You could answer cheerfully that it was Clan Vagina Monologues or possibly the Tartan of Perpetual Indulgence.
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If I remember correctly, my ancestors’ tartan is pretty homely, with lots of orange (and not in a good way). So I’m just gonna pick the one I like best and claim it. Who’s ever gonna track down my genealogy?I did notice [with a jr. high-giggle] that the “Loch Ness” plaid has an algae-green base. Very appropriate.
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You mean Queen Victoria?
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I did mean Queen Victoria. And now I will edit it to make myself look less stupid.
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I’m discovering it’s pretty hard to make a truly ugly tartan, yet there are so many out there.
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