Whitworth
A tartan of the Whitworth family.
Its design is pattern RGRWBWWWGGRGRGGGRWGW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Whitworth tartan groups 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth ★ | R/10 DY2 R16 W2 DB40 W2 LB40 W2 G40 DY2 R10 DY2 R10 DY2 G40 DY4 R104 W2 DY10 W/2 | 672 | 2002 | |
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| Artifact Tartan | 0.04 | R/10 Y2 R16 W2 DB40 W2 LB40 W2 G40 Y2 R10 Y2 R10 Y2 G40 Y4 R104 W2 Y10 W/2 | 672 | ~1790 |
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| Whitworth | 0.10 | R/10 Y2 R16 W2 DB40 W2 B40 W2 G40 Y2 R10 Y2 R10 Y2 G40 Y4 R104 W2 Y10 W/2 | 672 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Whitworth Artifact
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.

