Tartan thumbnails

**Barb T.** · 22nd November 06, 06:39 AM

Hi guys

If you're looking for a nice, browsable collection of thumbnails of tartans, you should get a copy of the Alberene Royal Mail Autumn 2006 catalog. The first 28 pages of the catalog are bordered by labelled thumbnails of tartan, for a total of 364 tartans in alpha order.

I suspect if you went to their web site, they'd be delighted to add you to their mailing list if you don't already get the catalog!

www.alberene.com

Barb

**JimB** · 22nd November 06, 06:49 AM

Barb, you are a treasure.

**Schultz** · 22nd November 06, 07:12 AM

Oh dear Barb, thank you. Not only is this a great tartan resource, but the pub stuff is AWESOME!

**Riverkilt** · 22nd November 06, 07:19 AM

Aye Barb,

Mine arrived yesterday.

The Scottish Lion used to have something similar. I'd cut out the tartan thumbnails and glue them in my genealogy charts alongside the appropriate clans.

Ron

**Colin** · 22nd November 06, 09:13 AM

Thanks for the link Barb, I am going to order some glasses, etc for my wee pub.

**CameronTaylor** · 22nd November 06, 01:20 PM

Oh my goodness, and right before Christmas too ! Thanks Barb.

CT -

**Big Dave** · 22nd November 06, 02:00 PM

Great site, thanks for the link.

**neo71665** · 22nd November 06, 10:22 PM

barb, much love to ya. This is just what I was looking for.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 23rd November 06, 05:05 AM

For those who don't want to wait for a catalog in the mail, go here:
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/9oz.htm

There are links to pdf files of similar tartan images, only divided between ancient, modern, and weathered colors.

You can just print your own!
M

**jiminak** · 23rd November 06, 06:35 AM

I’m new around here, so maybe you good folks already know this, but…

There is a very handy utility called the Tartan Generator from Clan Heritage. I think there is a free or demo version, but the paid for one is very good, I use it regularly.

In a nutshell, it constructs a very plausible representation of thousands of tartans on the screen in two scales using the thread counts as a database. You can also select from all the variations of modern, weathered, etc. It is searchable and provides a brief description of each tartan. The paid for version allows you to construct your own tartan on screen. The down side is it is quite slow and the user interface is, lets say, unconventional. It takes a little learning.

Contact info is:

www.tartangenerator.com

Clan Heritage, 14 Park Circus,
Glasgow,
Scotland,
G3 6AX

Tel: 0141 333 9136, int +44 141 333 9136
Fax: 0141 333 9143, int +44 141 333 9143

Hope this is useful information,

Jim