Another old tartan

[Pipersson]

Reminds me of Robertson red...

[figheadair]

Even at this relatively poor resolution it is possible to determine that

- the material runs selvedge to selvedge
- that the pattern is off-set and was intended to be joined in the the green sevedge
- the non joining selvedge finishes in the traditional manner with a blue band and a thin red stripe at the edge
- the pattern is symmetrical but contains a warping error

Here's a reconstruction of the sett.



Now to try and track down the original piece.

[Dale-of-Cedars]

Sort of like Fraser with Parkinsons... lots of extra jittery little lines.

[Rod Roy]

Are you going to re-weave this tartan?
Would be interesting.

Cheers Rod

[figheadair]

Are you going to re-weave this tartan?
Would be interesting.

Cheers Rod

Would do of course, if there was some interest.

[Rod Roy]

Would do of course, if there was some interest.

Hard tartan in heavyweight?
If Yes, I´m on the list. Five yards please.

Rod

[figheadair]

Hard tartan in heavyweight?
If Yes, I´m on the list. Five yards please.

Rod

Hard tartan in heavy weight is a contradiction. True hard tartan was always a fine-medium cloth and should not be confused with a coarse cloth. Because selective breeding has changed the type of fleece I don't believe that it's really possible to produce hard tartan to replicate that of the 18th century cloth. The nearest modern cloth is a good medium worsted that is used off-the-loom, i.e. unfinished. That I can do, or a heavier coarse type cloth by the same method.

[Rod Roy]

Would a heavyweight tartan in coarse finish be a good option? Just asking because I would prefer heavyweight.

When you have enough clients to make sure the tartan will be affordable, please contact me.

[Orionson]

To my eye, the original shards of cloth look a bit like your MacDonald of Kingsburgh.

[figheadair]

To my eye, the original shards of cloth look a bit like your MacDonald of Kingsburgh.

I would disagree. I see this sett as having alternating red and green grounds separating by a blue band, a structure commonly found in tartans like, MacQaurrie, MacGillivray, Stewart of Appin etc., whereas the Kingsburgh is much simpler red and green check which is less common.