Ancient Gathering
Its design is pattern BWBWGBBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Ancient Gathering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Gathering ★ | DB/2 LB24 DP12 W2 Y6 DB28 DBi36 W/2 | 220 | 2014 | |
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| Ancient Gathering | 2.67 | DB/2 LB24 B12 W2 DY6 DB28 T36 W/2 | 220 | 2014 |
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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.
