Maine State
Its design is pattern GRWBWBWBGRW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
America's oldest tartan, woven by the Maine Spinning Company in 1965; State authorization unverified.
The Maine State 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 |
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| Maine State ★ | G/4 R4 LB42 DB4 LB4 DB12 LB4 DB4 G66 R4 LB/4 | 296 | 1965 | |
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| Maine State | 0.07 | G/4 R4 LB46 DB4 LB4 DB12 LB4 DB4 G66 R4 LB/4 | 304 | — |
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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.