The Glen Affric Tartan is now for sale!

**Patty Logan** · 30th January 24, 11:50 AM

Hi there historians and tartan aficionados.

I’ve seen so far a couple businesses(like USA Kilts) that are promoting the tartan and declaring that is now publicly available to weave and make into different products.

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From what I understand the tartan that these companies are using is the version of the tartan that is believed to have been used before it has been buried or found in that peat bog. I’m interested to know if it could be made to look like it did after they found it in the peat bog. Full of discolouring, stains colour changes etc…

Love to know what you guys think. Thanks.

**figheadair** · 31st January 24, 03:48 PM

This should tell you what I think.

https://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/A_...len_Affric.pdf

**Patty Logan** · 1st February 24, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

This should tell you what I think.

https://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/A_...len_Affric.pdf

Aside from that Peter. Is the tartan registered?

**figheadair** · 1st February 24, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by Patty Logan

Aside from that Peter. Is the tartan registered?

It is, but not yet visible on the SRT. It is also protected through the UK Design Registry.

**OC Richard** · 2nd February 24, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by figheadair

It is, but not yet visible on the SRT. It is also protected through the UK Design Registry.

It's a bit of a head-shaker that it's being marketed alongside such tartans as "Beltane Blaze" and "The Alchemist"

https://www.houseofedgar.com/product...three-tartans/

I was hoping that the HoE "1783 range" was going to be a series of reproductions of early tartans such as old Wilsons patterns in Wilsons colours and such.

**figheadair** · 2nd February 24, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

It's a bit of a head-shaker that it's being marketed alongside such tartans as "Beltane Blaze" and "The Alchemist"

https://www.houseofedgar.com/product...three-tartans/

I was hoping that the HoE "1783 range" was going to be a series of reproductions of early tartans such as old Wilsons patterns in Wilsons colours and such.

Richard, that would be great and their Old & Rare range was sort of in that area. The problem with that range is that many are hopelessly off the originals.

**OC Richard** · 4th February 24, 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

It is, but not yet visible on the SRT. It is also protected through the UK Design Registry.

So does House of Edgar have exclusive rights to weave and sell it?

As Lochcarron did with Isle of Skye?

**figheadair** · 4th February 24, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

So does House of Edgar have exclusive rights to weave and sell it?

As Lochcarron did with Isle of Skye?

Yes they do.

**Tomo** · 7th February 24, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

It is, but not yet visible on the SRT. It is also protected through the UK Design Registry.

I'm curious about this. As a registered design needs to be new, and not be identical (or differing only in immaterial detail) to a design that has been disclosed to the public anywhere in the world prior to the application date, is the registered design somehow different to the original sample or is it an exact reproduction?

**MacKenzie** · 7th February 24, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by Tomo

is the registered design somehow different to the original sample or is it an exact reproduction?

In Peter's essay it is called a "speculative reconstruction".

Due to the incomplete dye analysis an accurate reconstruction of the pattern is not possible but a conceivable arrangement is at Figure 18, the exact shades are speculative.