I have the great good fortune to be living with a woman who is an accomplished weaver. She is currently weaving a length of tartan fabric for a friend of the family. When that is done, she intends to start weaving tartan fabric for me!

My question is this...

Where would we go to find the specific thread patterns for tartans? To set up the loom for one she is doing now, she had to take a swatch of the tartan apart to see how it was put together. Is there a book or a website that lists the actual patterns for tartans?

Oh, while I am on the subject of books, what is the best book on kilt-making? I am a librarian, and intend to buy one (or more) to put on the shelf for checkout to the public.