East Kilbride
A tartan of Clan East.
Its design is pattern GRGBRKW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed by Dr Gordon Teall for East Kilbride New Town Development Corporation, with modifications for reproduction colours.
The East Kilbride 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kilbride ★ | DY/6 R20 G14 DB20 R30 K2 W/4 | 182 | 1990 | |
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| East Kilbride | 0.04 | Y/6 R20 G14 DB20 R30 K2 W/4 | 182 | — |
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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.
