Scottish Clans
Dalziel Tartans & Clan
Benvenuto alla pagina del tartan scozzese Dalziel. Il Dalziel tartan è principalmente il color rosso, nero, bianca e blu.
Products available in the Dalziel Modern tartan range from various weights of wool tartan fabric, tartan cushions, rugs and throws. In our tartan clothing and accessories range we make everything from Mens Tartan Suits, Trousers and Waistcoats to Womens Mini Kilts, Skirts and Jackets, along with tartan scarves, ties and even Tartan Shoes and Boots. A full product list can be found below. We make many made to order items so if you can’t find what you are looking for please ask!
Who Wears Dalziel Tartan? - Associated Names
First of all to explain why there are so many tartans, way over 2000 in fact. There are an awful lot of Scottish clans to start with and on top of this each clan can have many different tartans and names associated with it.
- Dalzeel
- Divell
- Dalzeal
- Dalyell
Associated Regiments
Over the last 300 years, tartans have been a part of official dress for some of the most famous regiments throughout the military world! Their respective regimental tartans became undisputedly tied to the very core identity of the soldiers who wear it. Explore the associated regiments below:
- Royal Scots Greys (Pipers)
DalzielTartans
2 variationsEach tartan can have multiple variations, the most common of which are Ancient, Modern, Weathered, Hunting and Dress
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.
Helpful Advice
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.
Helpful Advice
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.
Dall’inizio
Dalziel Clan Storia e Origini
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Territories
The name is of territorial origin from the old barony of Dalziel in Lanarkshire.
Cosa c'è nel nome Dalziel?
The Dalziel name derives from the Gaelic ‘dal-gheail’, meaning ‘white meadow’, so named because of the colour of the local clay soil. There are also some from Shetland who bear the name; there, it derives from the island of Yell, hence the Dalyell spelling.
Dalyell, Dalzell Castle, Dalziel House
This historic house of many names is located South of Motherwell on the north bank of the River Clyde. Built as a tower house by the Dalziel family in the 15th century, extensive additions were made during the 17th and again in the 19th century when the family benefited from the Lanarkshire coal mining boom, restoring buildings and adding a new north wing. Today the house is owned by North Lanarkshire Council.The basic form of the Dalziel tartan design was used for a 'George IV' tartan produced in honour of the King's visit in 1822
Clan Motto: Dal Zell (I Dare).
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