Hand
A tartan of the Hand family.
Its design is pattern GBWBWBWBWGWW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed by James Hand for his marriage to Gail Wheatley; green for the Irish Hand name, blue and purple for Scottish ties.
The Hand tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | DG/2 N16 LB10 N46 LB10 DB6 LB10 DP6 LB10 DG10 LB6 W/2 | 264 | 2012 | |
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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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