Yule
Its design is pattern GWBWBWGGW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed for the Yule families of Aberdeenshire, Lanarkshire and East Lothian, unconnected to Clan Buchanan.
The Yule tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yule | DY/2 LB6 DP28 W4 DB44 W4 G28 DY6 LB/2 | 244 | ~2002 | |
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| 2 Variants: (Name) · Yule | ||||
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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244

220

268

144

154

256

328

204

232

144

250

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.