Threads count

[Barb T]

It depends entirely on the weight of the tartan. The 16 oz tartan that's sitting on my desk looks to be about 48 threads/inch. But, a light-weight tartan could easily be 60 or 70 threads per inch. As an aside, anyone who does handweaving knows that even the 16 oz tartan has a pretty high thread count compared to what someone weaves on a hand loom, which is why very few people even try to hand weave kilting tartan!

But it's still not clear why you're worrying about that in designing a tartan.

Barb