I’ve had the notion of building a tartan off of my assumed coat of arms, viewable here:
http://www.americanheraldry.org/page...morial.HarrisS

From what I’ve gleaned from this forum, I aimed for a tartan that was bold and distinctive while also being clean and simple. This is what I’ve come up with:



I believe that the thread-count would be: P18 G54 W42 K6 W12 K6

The major stripes of green and white come from the ‘vert doubled argent’ liveries of my arms. The white stripe bears three black overchecks, which reflect the three black crosses erminée in the arms. The green stripe bears a single pink overcheck that comes from the carnation in my crest. Excluding my bobcat’s fur, those four colors make up my entire arms.

What do you think??


Question about thread-counts: As far as this design is concerned, the thread-counts: P18 G54 W42 K6 W12 K6 and K6 W12 K6 W42 G54 P18 would both yield the same design. Is one notation preferable over the other?