Big announcement: new full Tartan Library showing all variant colourways

[creagdhubh]

Thanks for these references, which we'll take a look at and see if adjustment is in order.

But such colour combinations wouldn't generally be recorded, either by the STA, or by its successor the Scottish Register of Tartans. With the odd exception such as corporate tartans who define precise colours, most tartans are only recorded as a set of typical colours, and historically have always been quite broadly interpreted when produced as cloth. Its mostly the sett pattern that actually defines the unique tartan. Weavers produce these recorded colours in various 'shifted' ways: variants like Modern, Ancient, and Reproduction styles are those weavers' interpretations. These seldom appear in the official records. But they're still the correct tartan as traditionally conceived.

You are correct Nick, thank you for the clarification!

Cheers,