Dowling
Its design is pattern WBKBGKWKWKYBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Dowling tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowling | LB/6 DB40 LY10 K16 LB6 K6 LB6 K6 G28 DO16 K6 DO8 LB/6 | 308 | 1990 | |
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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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308

312

416

312

366

244

256

272

252

320

284

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.