Chieftain
Its design is pattern GKBKWBWBWG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Chieftain tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chieftain | Y/4 K16 B8 K40 W4 B8 W40 B4 W16 Y/4 | 280 | 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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280
338
308
338
348
212
192
228
284
132
288
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.