I just stumbled into this on my Facebook, and thought I'd share it with you.

The 'Declaration of Scottish Independence,
Arbroath 1320'
The tartan's full, and complete rationale ...see below
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So here it is...
The Declaration tartan, inspired exactly One Year ago! From a wee spark of an idea, and revealed as a conceptual design mid August 2014! After a whirlwind of astounding, and unbelievable support ...and encouragement ...the tartan was registered as an official commemorative Scottish tartan... and this ONLY with the approval (sought for and granted) by the Scottish Government. Registered on the Observance of St. Andrew's Day - 1st December 2014 the tartan was ratified and made official as a new Scottish tartan.
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The tartan has since then been developed in collaboration with one of Scotland's finest tartan mills, Bute Fabrics Ltd ...on the Isle of Bute. This developmental process saw the tartan evolve ...it's essence being transformed from the initial design into the actual pure wool yarns, and a palette of 7 colours which in theory should simply not work together...
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...in hindsight though, I now think they were destined to come together! ...as a complete, and unified arrangement of colours and geometry. Becoming a weave to represent everything that is Scottish... A seven colour tartan to celebrate Scotland's past, present ...and in time it's future. Commemorating seven centuries of our land's ongoing evolution to greater freedoms ...and independence.

The Declaration tartan in now complete...
The Tartan Artisan
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Please do bear with me, the tartan is still in the early stages of product development ...and availability as fabric.

[I'm interested in business partnerships to potentially develop the tartan further, feel free to get in touch, here]
inquiries at:
steve@theTartanArtisan.com
The tartan is UK IPO Registered Design: No 4036938

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The tartan's full, and complete rationale:

THE DECLARATION OF SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE, ARBROATH 1320
(full ratified name)
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THE PAST...

13 red threads ...and 20 yellow threads ...represent the year 1320 the year the Declaration of Arbroath was sealed. The colours and geometry also portraying the Royal Standard of Scotland historically known as the Banner of King Robert the Bruce ...the King of Scots. The red pivot thus represent the courageous Lion Rampant and Scotland's ongoing fight for freedom.

7 yellow threads and 7 black threads represents the famous legend of Bruce and the Spider, an ancient tale of triumph over adversity through self belief and perseverance. “If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again".

The size of the sett (329 threads) acts as a memorial for the life and death of King Robert the Bruce 'Scotland's Hero King', who died in 1329.

The green and purple shades in the tartan (with the red stripe) represent the ancient battlefields and blood stained heather moorlands of Scotland ...the free land that the Scots of old fought for, and paid for with their lives. The green khaki shades also alluding to the Declaration of Arbroath parchment itself.

AN ANCIENT SALTIRE... The white pivot in the tartan as combined with the azure blue creates a visual representation of the ancient Scottish Saltire. The official flag of Scotland, thought to be the oldest continuously used sovereign flag in the world having been in use since 832 AD. Also known as Saint Andrew's Cross the Saltire, as represented in the tartan, also pays tribute to the ancient legend of a white cloud miraculously appearing in the shape of a cross in a bright blue sky ...which became a hopeful symbol of a bright future for Scotland.

The white and blue together are designed to accurately represent the proportions of the Saltire, the white bar being one-fifth of the width of the blue field.
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THE PRESENT...

20 dark red threads ...with 14, 6 and 4 dark blue threads represent the date 2014 6th April, the date the tartan was first inspired. This date also being significant as Tartan Day in the year of Homecoming Scotland 2014.

The tartan's year of creation and registration also marks a pivotal moment in Scotland's history, the date of the Scottish Referendum on Independence 2014. The tartan acknowledges this historic moment in time ...and notes the nation's democratic right to choose independence, or remain united with the Kingdom of Great Britain. The tartan also pays tribute to the 700th anniversary year of the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

The dark red then acts as a present day remembrance for the thousands of Scots who died in their fight for freedom during the ancient Wars of Scottish Independence, the colour representing their shed blood.

The Declaration tartan was ratified as an official tartan, with consent given from the Scottish Government, on the 1st December 2014 ...the Observance of St. Andrew's Day.
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THE FUTURE...

4 and 6 blue threads ...with 20 dark red and 20 white threads represents the future date of April 6th 2020. The tartan then contemplates Scotland's future, anticipating the forthcoming 700th anniversary of the sealing of the Declaration of Arbroath, taking place on April 6th 2020.

The seven colour Declaration tartan will thus then in time celebrate 7 centuries of Scotland's ongoing evolution towards greater freedoms and independence.

THE MYTHICAL UNICORN... The solid white square becomes the balancing point within the weave, paying tribute to the powerful & mythical Unicorn of Scotland ...our nation's national animal. Chained (as being a fierce and dangerous beast if ever freed) the heraldic unicorn represents everything that is noble, innocent, joyful and pure.

The Declaration Tartan
...Celebrating Scotland's past, present ...and future

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