Thousand Islands
Its design is pattern BWYKWRWGRW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed by Grindstone Island weaver Emily Post in the 1970s; light blue for skies and granite, dark blue for rivers, green for trees, orange for rainbows.
The Thousand Islands tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Islands | DB/40 LB16 LO10 K12 LB8 R6 LB6 Y60 R4 LB/6 | 290 | 1970 | |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Thousand Islands )
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
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