Prickly Thistle
Its design is pattern GGYGBGBGBGBGBGBWG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Prickly Thistle 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 |
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| Prickly Thistle ★ | G/6 DG30 LY6 DG6 DP2 DG2 DP2 DG2 DP2 DG2 DP2 DG2 DP2 DG2 DP24 W30 G/6 | 244 | 2013 | |
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| (Corporate) | 1.00 | Gi/6 G30 LY6 G6 LP2 G2 LP2 G2 LP2 G2 LP2 G2 LP2 G2 LP24 LB30 Gi/6 | 244 | 2013 |
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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.