Northern College
Its design is pattern GBWGWGWGBR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Northern College 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern College ★ | G/30 DB18 LB18 G30 W24 DY12 LB6 DY12 DB6 R/6 | 288 | 1983 | |
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| 2 Variants: (Corporate) · (Ontario) | ||||
| Northern College | 0.12 | G/10 DB6 LB6 G10 W8 Y3 LB2 Y3 DB2 R/2 | 92 | 1983 |
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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.
