Forde
Its design is pattern GGKRKRKGKG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Irish family tartan recorded from the 'Clan Originaux', likely originating at Waterford Mill before reaching Pendleton.
The Forde tartan groups 4 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 |
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| Forde ★ | G/60 Y4 K6 R4 K4 R4 K6 Y4 K4 G/8 | 140 | 1978 | |
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| (Name) | 0.05 | G/60 DY4 K6 R4 K4 R4 K6 DY4 K4 G/8 | 140 | ~2003 |
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| Forde | 0.24 | G/64 Y4 K8 R4 K4 R4 K8 Y4 K4 G/4 | 148 | — |
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| Irish Family Tartan | 0.27 | G/64 DY4 K8 R4 K4 R4 K8 DY4 K4 G/4 | 148 | — |
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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.