Bisset
A tartan of the Bisset family.
Its design is pattern RGKGKYGBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed 1976 by the Scottish Tartans Society for Mrs E. Bisset, with colours symbolising the family shield and motto.
The Bisset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisset ★ | R/18 G36 K12 G12 K6 LY6 G12 DB16 W/6 | 224 | 1977 | |
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| Bisset | 0.05 | R/12 G24 K8 G8 K4 Y4 G8 DB12 W/4 | 152 | 1976 |
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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.