Buchanan Variation
A tartan of Clan Buchanan.
Its design is pattern GBGBGBRBRBGR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Buchanan Variation tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Variation | Y/28 DO20 DG16 DO12 DG16 DO24 R16 DO4 R16 DO24 Y28 R/4 | 384 | ~2002 | |
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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.
ΔTartan
Threads
Variant
Sett
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384

152

320

288

296

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.