chattan tartan

**Theyoungkiltman** · 26th August 14, 12:02 PM

Is the sett size on the chattan ancient tartan bigger than the modern? Or are they the same large sett size?

**figheadair** · 26th August 14, 12:24 PM

Ancient, Modern etc are shade terms and have no bearing on sett size. Any colourway could be sized from a tie to a carpet. That said, different weavers tend to favour slightly different 'standard' sett sizes so Clan Chattan woven by 'A' may well be a slightly different size to that woven by 'B' and that woven by 'C' different again.

**creagdhubh** · 26th August 14, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Theyoungkiltman

Is the sett size on the chattan ancient tartan bigger than the modern? Or are they the same large sett size?

I think much depends on the mill who weaves the tartan. As far as stock ranges of the Chattan tartan are concerned, it appears that Lochcarron's Chattan tartan in the ancient colour scheme (which is the only Chattan variant they offer) has the largest sett I've seen. Of course, when going the custom weave route (D.C. Dalgliesh), one could enlarge the sett size accordingly.

**creagdhubh** · 26th August 14, 12:36 PM

For example, my next kilt order will be a custom weave in the Chattan Clan tartan in the reproduction colour scheme woven by D.C. Dalgiesh. I'm planning to have the sett enlarged slightly, but not to the extent where it will substantially decrease the number of pleats for a standard, 8-yard kilt when pleated to the sett. This is my preference. The colour scheme I've selected has no bearing on how large the sett size will be. As Peter mentioned, this is entirely up to the weaver. And in my case; a combination of the weaver (D.C. Dalgliesh), myself, and my kilt-maker (Barb Tewksbury).