Oor Wullie
Its design is pattern GRYRKWW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Based on the Black Watch, designed for the comic character Oor Wullie with colours symbolising his iconic features.
The Oor Wullie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oor Wullie ★ | Y/6 R6 LO4 R40 K32 LB48 W/4 | 270 | 2010 | |
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| (Corporate) | 0.60 | LY/6 R6 DY4 R40 K32 LB48 W/4 | 270 | 2010 |
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| Corporate Tartan | 1.30 | K/6 R6 DY4 R40 K32 LB48 W/4 | 270 | 2010 |
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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.

