From Coat of Arms to Tartan: The Cadilhac Case.

[figheadair]

@figheadair: Yeah, K2 Y2 is a crowded patch indeed, you are definitely right. I really like what you did with the colors too, that's definitely inspiring! Thanks very much! You say that the initial K2 of this sequence would be "lost in the mix"; is that to say that one won't see it, or that it unnecessarily loads the pattern?

Basically, you won't see it, so why have it.

An interesting matter indeed! I haven't made my mind yet on whether this would be pleated to the sett or to the stripe; you believe one is not an option with an asymmetrical tartan? I plan to order the fabric from Scotsweb, getting 4 yards of it (which I assume is double-width, for a total of 8yards, but I may be mistaken), and depending on the heaviness of the material, wing the amount of pleats, and decide then what looks best. Do you have any advice on that?

I'm not sure I understand the comment about an asymmetric sett but it's definitely possible to pleat to sett as this example of Glenorchy shows.


Scotweb's (via D. C. Dalgliesh) minimum order is 8yds single width. If you want double width you'll need to order more.