Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC View Post
Here are the two tartans side by side.



One is from Strathmore and one from Lochcarron.

Eventhough both Tartans in the STA have the exact thread counts, which would or should make them identical, note that the reds in the top example are narrower between the gold and wider elsewhere. The bottom example has the red widths reversed. This would make both of these incorrect.

This seems to be a case of the weavers taking quite a bit of liberty with the listed thread counts.
After reading this I went and looked at my box-pleated kilt made by Matt Newsome. Unfortunately, I don't know who wove the cloth but the colors appear closer to the Lochcarron.

I was relieved to see that the red stripes are all equal width (and of the wider width as seen in the examples above).