Gillespie
A tartan of the Gillespie family.
Its design is pattern RGKYGRKGW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Gillespie tartan groups 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillespie ★ | R/52 Y4 K12 LY4 DG16 R4 K8 Y4 W/4 | 160 | 1860 | |
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| Gillespie | 0.64 | R/52 LB4 K12 Y4 G16 R4 K8 LB4 W/4 | 160 | — |
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| Family Tartan | 0.65 | R/52 LB4 K12 DY4 G16 R4 K8 LB4 W/4 | 160 | ~1992 |
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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.

