Balfour Hunting
A tartan of the Balfour family.
Its design is pattern BGGGGR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Balfour Hunting tartan groups 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour Hunting ★ | DB/18 Y2 DY6 Y2 DY19 R/3 | 79 | 1984 | |
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| · ×2 — Balfour #2 | 0.00 | DB/36 Y4 DY12 Y4 DY38 R/6 | 158 | 1984 |
| · ×4 — Balfour (Clan) | 0.00 | DB/72 Y8 DY24 Y8 DY76 R/12 | 316 | 1984 |
| 2 Variants: Balfour #2 · Balfour (Clan) | ||||
| Balfour Hunting | 1.57 | DB/60 Y6 DY22 Y6 G66 R/12 | 272 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Balfour
- Balfour #2
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.
