Plowman
A tartan of the Plowman family.
Its design is pattern RBRGRBRGYRGRBRGRGW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Plowman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plowman ★ | R/4 DP34 R4 DG6 R4 DP4 R40 DG2 LY2 R2 DG4 R4 DP36 R4 DG4 R48 DG6 W/2 | 414 | 1730 | |
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| 2 Variants: (Personal) · (Personal) | ||||
| #2 (Personal) | 1.02 | R/4 DP34 R4 G6 R4 DP4 R40 G2 Y2 R2 G4 R4 DP36 G4 R48 G6 W/2 | 406 | 2005 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Plowman #2
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.
