Carnegie Dress

A tartan of the Carnegie family.

Its design is pattern GGRGRGKRWRWRW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.

Dress version with white substituted for a ground colour, by Edinburgh kiltmaker Hugh Macpherson for dancing and informal wear.

The Carnegie Dress 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.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
Carnegie DressW/16 R4 W4 R12 W26 R4 K26 G26 R12 G4 R4 G8 Y/62821980
Carnegie Dress sett
#2 (Fashion)0.63W/18 DR3 W3 DR10 W26 DR3 K26 G28 DR10 G3 DR3 G8 LO/6270~2002
#2 (Fashion) sett

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