Quote Originally Posted by Rex_Tremende View Post
I have two questions, unrelated to each other:

1. If the registry is available to the public for free (per the blog), what benefit is there for STA membership? As I understand it (I am not a member) currently a membership gets you access to information that the public does not have, such as thread count and designer/history information.

2. In looking for potential generic tartans some time back, I found a number of "fashion" tartans by a Canadian mill that I don't recall seeing at STA. Will the new national registry include these type of tartans?

Thanks for bringing the process to our attention. It sounds like an interesting project.

Regards,
Rex.
1. The full answer has not yet been finalised so it would be improper for me to say a lot. But in brief, the public register with only have a limited sub-set of public interest information, and anyone seeking specialist information will be directed to expert sources such as the STA; plus the STA will have an expanded public role, yet to be defined.

2. There is agreement in principle that the new Register will compile the information from not just the STA but the other existing (smaller) register too, bringing to an end the need to look in more than one place. It will also be adding new examples as they are recorded or come to light.