All in the (Robertson) Family (the tartan, not the TV comedy)

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I own (and wear) 4 different Robertson tartan kilts. NONE of them are in the instantly-recognized Robertson Red (modern) tartan, because it's always just seemed to me to be just TOO MUCH RED:



However, on the SRT website there's another red, this one containing a narrow white stripe placed between the pair of narrow green ones in the standard red. It looks more attractive to me, but I just realized that the online comparison may not be "fair" because the jpegs available there suggest the sett sizes may differ, and I have no way of knowing whether that's an artifact of electronic imaging or a real difference.



I'm assuming that someone with an actual account on the SRT system would be able to look at thread counts and infer whether that difference is real in the fabric or not.

I've read (on its placeholder page) that the STA will have an active website welcoming traffic in just a few more days, and that might be a place I could get this question answered, but I'm guessing that some of the knowledgeable folk here would be able to answer this simple question.

And, of course, the reason it cannot be answered just by comparing swatches is because no one has woven the Robertson Red (white line) tartan for a LONG time.

And, while we're at it, I have one other related question. There are also two "fashion" Robertson tartans that look TOTALLY different, giving MUCH more prominence to white and green. They were designed by DC Dalgliesh, and I find them attractive, too, but I have no idea whether with the demise of DC Dalgliesh they're restricted.

One answer to my final questions might be "all you need to do is register an account at the SRT website, but as best I can tell doing so would cost me £ 85, and after I paid that I'd still have no idea what to do with the information, nor would I learn about restrictions on someone other than (perhaps) the purchaser of DC Dalgliesh's intellectual property (assuming someone has done so) being able to weave those Dalgliesh designs.

Thanks in advance for any answers!