Frame
A tartan of the Frame family.
Its design is pattern GGRGGGRGRGRG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed c.1982 by Donald B. Frame of Minnesota, combining British, Scottish and US flag colours.
The Frame 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frame ★ | G/16 DY56 R4 DY4 G4 DY4 R4 DY56 R56 DY4 R4 G/4 | 412 | 2010 | |
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| Ferniegair (Personal) | 0.07 | DG/16 DY56 R4 DY4 DG4 DY4 R4 DY56 R56 DY4 R4 DG/4 | 412 | 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.
