Blackburn Appalachian Hunting
Its design is pattern GKGGKGKGRGKGGKGK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed by Jean-Louis Blackburn for Appalachian Blackburn relatives; black, yellow and scarlet evoke the coral snake's dangers.
The Blackburn Appalachian Hunting 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Appalachian Hunting ★ | G/14 K4 G14 Y2 K4 Y2 K20 Y6 R20 Y6 K20 Y2 G22 K4 G6 K/4 | 282 | 2012 | |
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| Blackburn Appalachian Htg (Personal) | 0.20 | DG/14 K4 DG14 LY2 K4 LY2 K20 LY6 DR20 LY6 K20 LY2 DG22 K4 DG6 K/4 | 282 | 2012 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Blackburn Appalachian Htg
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.











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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.
