Mordente
Its design is pattern GRWGRWGWRGRGWR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Mordente 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mordente ★ | R/2 W1 G1 R16 G7 R1 W1 G1 W1 R1 G7 W2 R1 G/2 | 84 | 1966 | |
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| · ×2 — (Personal) | 0.00 | R/4 W2 G2 R32 G14 R2 W2 G2 W2 R2 G14 W4 R2 G/4 | 168 | 1966 |
| · ×4 — (Personal) | 0.00 | R/8 W4 G4 R64 G28 R4 W4 G4 W4 R4 G28 W8 R4 G/8 | 336 | 1966 |
| 2 Variants: (Personal) · (Personal) | ||||
| Mordente | 0.07 | R/2 W2 G2 R32 G14 R2 W2 G2 W2 R2 G14 W4 R2 G/2 | 164 | 1966 |
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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.
