MacLachlan
A tartan of the MacLachlan family.
Its design is pattern RKRKBGBKRKRKR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The MacLachlan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacLachlan ★ | R/16 K2 R2 K2 R2 K16 DB16 G3 DB16 K16 R16 K2 R/2 | 204 | 1831 | |
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| · ×1 — MacLachlan | 0.00 | R/16 K2 R2 K2 R2 K16 DB16 G3 DB16 K16 R16 K2 R/2 | 204 | — |
| · ×2 — MacLachlan | 0.00 | R/32 K4 R4 K4 R4 K32 DB32 G6 DB32 K32 R32 K4 R/4 | 408 | 1831 |
| 2 Variants: MacLachlan · MacLachlan | ||||
| MacLachlan | 0.16 | R/32 K8 R8 K8 R8 K64 DB64 G12 DB64 K64 R64 K8 R/8 | 784 | 1831 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacLachlan #2
- MacLachlan 3
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.
