Fabric of Scotland (Prickly Thistle), The
Bands: BBBGGGGBGBB · Stripes: DP DP DP Y DG DG Y P Y P P DP DP DP Y DG DG Y P Y P P
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 11 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=11502
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 11502
Thread count
P/46 P38 G22 P10 G8 DG58 DGa38 Ga48 Pc4 Pa16 Pb/46

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DG | #003C14 #003C14 | G #006100 | 0.13 |
| DGa | #004028 #004028 | G #006100 | 0.13 |
| G | #767E52 #767E52 | G #006100 | 0.17 |
| Ga | #5C6428 #5C6428 | G #006100 | 0.10 |
| P | #AA00FF #AA00FF | B #2A418A | 0.28 |
| Pa | #6C0070 #6C0070 | B #2A418A | 0.16 |
| Pb | #780078 #780078 | B #2A418A | 0.17 |
| Pc | #5A008C #5A008C | B #2A418A | 0.13 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Serco Caledonian Sleeper — ΔT 1.67
- Hyndman (Omagh) — ΔT 1.71
- Hyndman Family Tartan Tartan Number: 2133. Earliest known date: 1992 The tartan was designed for Mr C.P.Hyndman, the first Hyndman to record arms in the Lyon Register since 1672. The colours reflect the armorial bearings and a long family connection with the Royal Inneskillin Fusiliers. The pattern is based on the teritorial origins of the name - Paisley and later Ulster. Mr Hyndman stated in his petition for accreditation that he wished the tartan to be available to "all Hyndmans irrespective of family connections who were born in Northern Ireland." See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.75
- Salt Lake City Arts Council (Corp) — ΔT 1.75
- Serco Caledonian Sleeper — ΔT 1.79
- MacWatts (Personal) — ΔT 1.95
- Gordon Red.. Family Tartan Tartan Number: 652. Earliest known date: pre 1819 Sample from the Telfer-Dunbar collection. Also known as 'Old Huntly' and frequently used as the Huntly District tartan. Not to be confused with the 'usual' Huntly District tartan which is based on the MacRae, Ross, Grant group with which it does not appear to be related. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 2.00
- Gordon, Red (Clan/District) — ΔT 2.01
- Gordon Red — ΔT 2.05
- Stuart/Stewart Black #3 — ΔT 2.11
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 14313 variants placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (44% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its page.
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