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About tartan variations

  • Ancient
  • Modern
  • Weathered
  • Hunting
  • Dress

Ancient Tartan

Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer colours typical of the Ancient tartans, mossy greens and sky blues, a more orangey red and some would say showing off the pattern to much greater effect as as the contrasts are much brighter than the Modern tartans. The pattern or sett remains the same across all variations of a single tartan, and only the shades or tones vary.

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Post 1860 chemical dyes replaced the natural animal and vegetable dyes and the Modern Tartans were born with their stronger and bolder colours. The soft greens and blues become bottle green and navy blue, reds are scarlet.

Modern Tartan

Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer colours typical of the Ancient tartans. Post 1860 chemical dyes replaced the natural animal and vegetable dyes and the Modern Tartans were born with their stronger and bolder colours. The soft greens and blues become bottle green and navy blue, reds are scarlet.

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The Modern tartans are often the more subtle combinations such as the classic Black Watch Modern

Weathered Tartan

Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer, more earthy colours typical of the Weathered tartans, reminiscent of bolder colours subjected to wind, rain and sunshine producing beautiful faded tones, olive greens and browns, and very light blues with reds that are more pink than red.

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Some mills refer to the Weathered tartans as Muted.

Hunting Tartan

The Hunting Tartans are the camouflage tartans and some clans don't have these variations because they are already predominantly green or brown and don't need amendment to blend in with nature's colours. The Black Watch or Gunn tartans are examples of these, whereas a tartan such as the Fraser is predominantly red and would not provide much cover for men out hunting.

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One thing to remember if you are ordering your tartan to match an existing kilt or accessory is that although the sett and colours are the same, there can be a slight difference in colour from one mill to the next. This is purely down to yarn dying so if you need an exact match we suggest you order a swatch to double check.

Dress Tartan

The Dress Tartans were designed as the name suggests for celebrations and highland dance. The sett or pattern of the tartan remains the same and the main colour is changed to white, or extra white is added to the pattern to give it a brighter, more "fancy" appearance. The Scots do like to bend the rules and occasionally instead of white thread, yellow is used and this is where the rather wild MacLeod Dress Modern and Barclay Dress Modern came from.

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One thing to remember if you are ordering your tartan to match an existing kilt or accessory is that although the sett and colours are the same, there can be a slight difference in colour from one mill to the next. This is purely down to yarn dying so if you need an exact match we suggest you order a swatch to double check.

Regimental Tartans

From the start

Regimental Tartans Tartan Origins & History

Black Watch Regimental Tartan

The Black Watch

In 1725 following the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, General George Wade was asked to put together six 'watch' companies to patrol the Scottish Highlands. Three companies were formed by members of Clan Campbell, one of Clan Fraser of Lovat, one of Clan Grant and one of Clan Munro. The soldiers in the Black Watch originally wore a 12 yard kilt made out of a dark coloured tartan, now known as the Black Watch Tartan.

Regimental Tartans

205 Field Hospital (Scottish)

Graham of Montrose

71 Engineer Regiment (Scotland)

MacDonald of Keppoch

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Black Watch / Campbell of Cawdor

Argyll Fencibles

Campbell of Cawdor

Argyll Highlanders (Old 74th)

Lamont

Argyllshire Highlanders, 91st

Black Watch

Atholl Highlanders

Murray of Atholl

Black Watch Pipers

Stewart Royal

Black Watch (The Royal Highland Regt)

Black Watch

Breadalbane Fencibles

Campbell of Breadalbane

Cameron Highlanders 79th of Foot

Cameron of Erracht

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

Douglas

Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders

Stewart Prince Charles Edward

Glasgow Highlanders

Black Watch / MacKenzie

Highland Light Infantry

MacKenzie

Highlanders

MacKenzie / Cameron Erracht / Gordon

Kimberley Scottish

MacKenzie

King's Own Scottish Borderers (TA)

Erskine Red/Green / Buccleuch

King's Own Scottish Borderers (Pipers)

Buccleuch

King's Own Scottish Borderers

Leslie / Stewart Royal

Liverpool Scottish (TA)

Forbes

London Irish Rifles (TA)

Saffron

London Scottish (TA)

Hodden Grey

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

Cameron of Erracht

Queen's Own Highlanders

Cameron of Erracht / MacKenzie

Ross-shire Buffs (78th)

MacKenzie

Royal Artillery, 19th Regiment

Robertson Hunting

Highland Gunners

Robertson Hunting

Royal Auxillary Air Force 602 Sqn

Douglas Grey

Royal Auxillary Air Force 603 Sqn

Douglas Grey

Royal Highland Fusiliers

MacKenzie

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Pipers)

Stewart Royal

Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)

Stewart Hunting

Royal Scots Fusiliers

Erskine Hunting

Royal Scots Fusiliers (Pipers)

Erskine red & black

Royal Scots (Pipers)

Stewart Royal

Royal Scots Greys (Pipers)

Dalziel

Royal Tank Regiment

Rose Hunting

Scots Guards (Pipers)

Stewart Royal

Scottish Horse

Fraser Hunting

Seaforth Highlanders

MacKenzie

Tyneside Scottish

Black Watch


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