Forfar
Its design is pattern RBWBWYWWGW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed 2004 by Arthur Mackie for Forfar, county town of Angus; colours drawn from the burgh's coat of arms.
The Forfar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forfar ★ | LB/6 DY2 LB46 W40 LY2 W8 DB44 LB8 DB8 R/2 | 324 | 2004 | |
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| District Tartan | 0.15 | LB/6 DY2 LB46 W40 LY2 W8 T44 LB8 T8 R/2 | 324 | 2004 |
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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.