Nicholson
Its design is pattern BRGRBWKRGRGRB — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Nicholson tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson | DB/4 R22 G4 R22 G42 R4 K18 LB4 DB22 R22 G4 R22 DB/4 | 380 | 1845 | |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Nicolson
- Nicolson/MacNicol
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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380

198

228

282

380

268

318

456

386

200

456

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.