Martin
A tartan of the Martin family.
Its design is pattern KBKGKGKGY — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Adopted circa 1976 by kiltmaker Bob Martin from J.P. Stevens fashion fabric, named on the spot at the Charleston Games.
The Martin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin ★ | LO/16 G40 K12 G12 K12 G12 K36 DR44 K/12 | 364 | 1980 | |
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| Family Tartan | 0.46 | Y/8 G16 K6 G6 K6 G6 K16 DR21 K/5 | 167 | 1977 |
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| Martin | 0.53 | Y/8 G16 K6 G6 K6 G6 K16 R21 K/5 | 167 | — |
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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.