Musings on the West Virginia tartan

[AKScott]

Of the modifieds I like the first and third the best. I will defer to those who have seen it in person, all of my swatches look better in person than the online versions.

[OC Richard]

OK back from West Virginia and the Bridgeport Games!

Here's the booth advertising the WV official tartan



and here's a closeup of the fabric they had. It seemed to be around 9oz or 10oz. They had it made up into scarves and neckties and they were also selling it by the yard.



and for comparison the (supposedly) original sett as given by the STA (in colours as close to the original as I could find)



Note the changes.

The original sett is very closely related to the red MacDonald of the Isles tartan.

What's very interesting about this sett is that every other NWN green/red complex has azure stripes bordering the outside of the entire complex, and every other NWN green/red complex has royal blue stripes bordering the central green band.

The modified official WV tartan has put those royal blue stipes on every green/red complex, and removed the red stripes from every other green/red complex, radically changing the overall pattern in my opinion. Also, a slightly odd-looking asymmetrical black/white line pair has been added to the middle of the red ground.

[OC Richard]

Of the modifieds I like the first and third the best. I will defer to those who have seen it in person, all of my swatches look better in person than the online versions.

I should point out, to avoid confusion, that all the images in my original post above are of the original West Virginia 1820 shawl sett- I was merely trying different colours. Rather, it is the Official West Virginia State Tartan which is a modification of the original sett.

Now, here below is a modification of the original West Virginia 1820 shawl tartan: I moved the azure blue stripes to the same positions as the royal blue stripes in an effort to make the tartan more even and symmetrical. I don't care for it that much as it removes much of the visual interest of the original.