Isle of Skye
Its design is pattern GBGBGBGGGGW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Isle of Skye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Skye ★ | DY/40 DP4 DY4 DP4 DY6 DP16 DG18 DGi16 G16 DG2 LB/4 | 216 | 1992 | |
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| District Tartan | 0.90 | DY/40 DP4 DY4 DP4 DY6 DP16 DG18 Gi16 G16 DG2 LR/4 | 216 | 1993 |
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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.
