Tartan - Wikipedia
WEBTartan (Scottish Gaelic: breacan [ˈpɾʲɛxkən]) is a patterned cloth with crossing horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours, forming simple or complex rectangular patterns. Tartans originated in woven wool, but are now made in other materials.
List of tartans - Wikipedia
WEBTartans in this section are those that are (at least ostensibly) of the current or former British royal family or of individual British nobility members. Image. Association. Origin. Notes. House of Stuart/Stewart. Highland clans, Scottish royalty.
Tartan Finder | ScotlandShop
WEBTartan and Clan Finder. Search by name to find your clan and tartan from a choice of over 1,000, or use the filter to choose your favourite colour.
The real history of tartan, from the Scottish Highlands to the …
WEBMar 29, 2023 · Unlike tweed, tartan (often called “plaid” in the United States) uses a simple “two over two” twill weave to create a bright pattern of interlocking stripes—a process that visitors can watch at...
What is Tartan? - The Scottish Tartans Museum and Heritage …
WEBTartan refers to the pattern of interlocking stripes, running in both the warp and weft in the cloth (horizontal and vertical), or any representation of such a woven design in other media (printed, painted, or otherwise rendered).
The Scottish Register of Tartans
WEBThe Scottish Register of Tartans is an online database of tartan designs, established by the Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 and administered by the National Records of Scotland.
Tartan and Clan Finder | ScotlandShop
WEBExplore your Scottish connections with our Clan search, using your own surname, an ancestral name or via connected Scottish locations on the clan map. Once you have identified your clan, you can view the different tartans linked to …
Brief History of Tartan - The Scottish Tartans Museum and …
WEBThough tartan was not as common in Scotland then as it was at later times, these wraps could very well have been of some tartan pattern, as we have archaeological evidence of tartan cloth being worn in Scotland from the third or fourth century.
Tartan | History, Patterns & Uses | Britannica
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Tartan, cross-checkered repeating pattern (or “sett”) of different coloured bands, stripes, or lines of definite width and sequence, woven into woolen cloth (sometimes with silk added). Although such patterns have existed for centuries in many cultures, they have come to be regarded as peculiarly.
17 interesting facts about Scottish tartan - The Scotsman
WEBApr 5, 2024 · Tartan is one of Scotland’s most famous cultural exports, but its status as a national treasure doesn’t mean its history is as well known. Instantly recognisable, tartan is a type of woven...