Black Shadow
A tartan of Clan Black.
Its design is pattern BKBKBKBKBKB — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Combination of two shades of black, shown as black and dark grey to illustrate the sett.
The Black Shadow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Shadow ★ | DO/18 K5 DO34 K12 DO8 K8 DO24 K5 DO24 K5 DO/14 | 282 | 2007 | |
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| Fashion Tartan | 6.64 | DB/14 K6 DB24 K6 DB24 K8 DB8 K12 DB34 K6 DB/18 | 288 | 2007 |
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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.


