Birnham

Its design is pattern KWGWBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.

The Birnham tartan is recorded as a single sett.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
BirnhamK/6 W50 G32 W6 DB50 W/62882008
Birnham sett

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