The Buffalo Plaid stamp in the Holiday catalogue had been quite popular. And Buffalo plaid has been popular in fashion, home decor and almost every where else.
Have you ever wondered where the term "Buffalo plaid" came from?
I did a little research and I found a really cool story behind the plaid.
Interested?
Once upon a time there was burley Scotsman named Jock McCloskey who came to the new world in the 19th century to seek his fortune. He worked as a bounty hunter, a fur trapper, a gold miner, and even dabbled at keeping the peach in a smaller frontier town. These were troubled times on the American frontier and he found himself as peacekeeper between the US Army and the native Indians.
He routinely bartered with the Indians for their furs and buffalo pelts. The most popular barter item was the heavy woolen red and black blanket from his native Scotland. The natives thought that the deep red color in the blankets represented the blood of spirits and ghouls and superstitiously believed that these red and black blankets slung over their horses would protect them in battle.
The warriors called these blankets "plaid" because they were not able to pronounce the word "pledger" meaning blanket.
The term "plaid" was picked up by the US Army and trading posts and from then on the black and red tartan pattern became known as "plaid"
From there someone added the word "buffalo" in front of "plaid" and the rest is history.
Source: The Navitch Patch.
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Gorgeous card and I enjoyed reading the story of the history behind the plaid - I knew it was Scottish naturally but didn't know the whole story.
I love this Buffalo check card! The contrasting white looks amazing. Thanks for the share x
What a great story. As a scotsman I expect is was tartan fabric as a scotsman's kilt is made from their clan tartan, which is why there are so many lovely patterns, but think the buffalo check (plaid) story is great x
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