Anderson
A tartan of the Anderson family.
Its design is pattern BBBBBKYKYKWKBBKBBB — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Anderson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson ★ | DR/8 T10 DR4 T14 DR20 K8 LO4 K4 LO4 K8 LB8 K8 T36 DR2 K4 DR2 T8 DR/6 | 302 | 1993 | |
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| Red (Westwood) (Estimated threadcount) | 0.45 | R/8 LB10 R4 LB14 R20 K8 LO4 K4 LO4 K8 W8 K8 LB36 R2 K4 R2 LB8 R/6 | 302 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Anderson Blue
- Anderson Red
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.
