Mehrtens
A tartan of the Mehrtens family.
Its design is pattern RKRKRKRKBKBRBRBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Mehrtens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehrtens ★ | W/8 DB8 R36 N8 R2 N72 K2 N8 K12 R4 K12 R12 K4 R12 K8 R/4 | 412 | 2005 | |
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| (Personal) | 1.00 | W/8 DB8 R36 N8 R2 N72 K2 N8 K12 R4 K12 R12 K4 R12 LY8 R/4 | 412 | ~2005 |
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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.