MacMaster
A tartan of the MacMaster family.
Its design is pattern BGKBKBKGBBGBGBGYBYGBGBGBGWGB — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Asymmetric design for David McMaster, marking 200 years of MacMaster families in Canada; incorporates MacInnes and Nova Scotia elements.
The MacMaster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacMaster ★ | DR/24 DG24 LB4 DG24 DR24 DG4 DR4 DG4 DR4 DG12 LO4 DR2 LO4 DG12 DR4 DG4 DR4 DG4 DR24 DB16 DG16 K4 DR8 K4 DR8 K4 DG16 DB/16 | 524 | 2001 | |
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| (New) Family Tartan | 0.69 | G/24 R24 G4 R4 G4 R4 G12 Y4 R2 Y4 G12 R4 G4 R4 G4 R24 DB16 G16 K4 R8 K4 R8 K4 G16 DB16 R24 G24 LB/4 | 536 | 2001 |
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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.