u/Ambitious-Shoe2113

I designed this tartan with a lot of Ozzy/heavy metal influence behind it. Dark charcoal, black, scarlet red, dramatic contrast… that whole darker stage-energy direction.

Then I posted it in a kilt group this week and the comments immediately turned into:
“Darth Maul tartan”
“Sith colors”
“lightsaber red”
“just in time for Maul”

Now with the new Maul: Shadow Lord stuff dropping, I honestly can’t unsee it either 😂

So now I’m curious… if Star Wars actually had tartans tied to characters or factions, what would they look like?

I’ve been working on a pin to accompany my recently woven tartan (Blóðlogi) should be made into a Scally-style cap.

I went through a bunch of ideas, but I keep coming back to just using the rune as the pin. Nothing else.

The idea is to keep it simple so it actually works with patterned wool and doesn’t look like it’s fighting the fabric.

It would be around 1” and cast in metal, not enamel.

The rune itself is something I developed for the project and it’s not a historical one. It’s basically a personal creative mark tied to the tartan.

I threw the tartan in here for context so you can see what it would sit on.

Main things I’m trying to figure out:
- Does this feel too plain or is simple the right move here?
- Does it read clean enough at small size?
- Would you actually wear something like this on a cap?

I’m not trying to crank out a bunch of pins, just get one that actually makes sense with the hat.

Appreciate any honest feedback.