Bell-McTier Thistle
Its design is pattern BBBGBGBGBGBGBGBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Bell-McTier Thistle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell-McTier Thistle ★ | N/8 DB6 DP40 G16 N1 G7 N2 G5 N4 G4 N4 G2 N5 G1 N36 W/6 | 280 | 2010 | |
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| (Personal) | 1.01 | T/8 DB6 DP40 DG16 DB1 DG7 T2 DG5 T4 DG4 T4 DG2 T5 DG1 T36 W/6 | 280 | 2010 |
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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.
