Allison
A tartan of the Allison family.
Its design is pattern BKBKGGKGWKBRKG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Allison tartan groups 2 setts — the same named design recorded as different cloths (its kilt, Carpet, Child's…, or a transcription apart). The master sett (★) is the exemplar.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison ★ | DY/4 K6 R12 DB8 K34 W4 G32 K4 G32 DY4 K30 DBi32 K4 DBi/4 | 412 | 1880 | |
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| Family Tartan | 2.44 | Y/4 K6 R12 DBi8 K30 W6 DG30 K6 DG30 Y6 K30 DB30 K6 DB/6 | 410 | 1880 |
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Nearest tartans
The nearest NAMED TARTANS — each represented by its master sett — by ΔTartan distance from this tartan's master, which leads the table so the swatches line up against it.











Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 10814 named tartans (their master setts) placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (42% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its master cloth. The map is a flat projection of a many-dimensional space — how to read it.
