Playing around with some new tartan designs

[figheadair]

I do not want to derail the thread here so if this information would be best discussed elsewhere I understand. But this has me curious on a few things.

First what are the criteria for a design being different enough for it to qualify for registration? Second, the tartan we designed in memory of my father was recently approved for registration and we received the certificate of registration. I know it is listed on the Register of Tartans website, is this the same as being registered in the NTR? Are there other places a tartan can (or should) be registered?

1. The criterion is that a new design is to be 'signifcantly different' so as not to be confused with an existing design. Having opened that can of worms I'm tempted to run for cover. I sit on the Tartan Advisory Group, it is not always an easy task to get agreement but our overarching concern is that a design should be technically and visually sufficently different. We don't always agree and ultimately the descison rests with the Keeper of the Register.

2.. NTR = National Register of Tartans which is administered by the National Archieves of Scotland. The is no requirement to register a design with the NTR, nor does it have the largest record of designs, that is held by the STA but note too that their online Db is only a sub-set of their full data. We, the STA keepa record of all designs that we come across and continually work to refi e and update the information on each to provide the best historical record for future generations.