Dow
Its design is pattern BGBGKGKGKRKGKGKGKGBGBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Based on Davidson tartan with red and gold stripes for Buchanan; surname Dow is a sept of either clan.
The Dow tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow | DB/28 G4 DB4 G28 K4 G28 K4 G4 K18 R4 K16 Y4 K18 G4 K4 G28 K4 G28 DB4 G4 DB28 W/4 | 512 | 2012 | |
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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.
ΔTartan
Threads
Variant
Sett
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512
512
400
408
408
600
390
204
294
600
510
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.