tartan design

[Mike_Oettle]

Nice effort, Steven. I would echo Domehead’s suggestion that the large areas of white might suggest a dress or dancer’s tartan, but it is not necessarily a drawback.
On the other hand you may like the idea of making the black stripes a bit broader, to diminish the domination of white.
In the tartan I designed for myself (likewise derived from my arms) I similarly have three stripes in one colour across another colour (yellow on red).
Regards,
Mike

[Cygnus]

I would actually make only the central black stripe broader - I feel that would echo the ermine spots in cross from your arms a bit better (as it would create a more substantial cross).

Aside from that, I actually quite like it.

[saharris]

Excellent ideas! Thank you for the feedback. How's this?

[be da veva]

Nice, I really like version 2.

[crash]

Nice, I really like version 2.

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[figheadair]

Version 2 is a better design however, I do like white based setts for kilts etc as they are too pale and more importantly (for me) non-traditional and they get dirty. If you are going to stick with large areas of white make sure that you specify 'ecru' (unbleached white) as the shade if you have the design woven otherwise you'll end up with something that will require sunglasses .

[Domehead]

Figheadair,

Re: the OP's question about expressing thread count:
Loomed on Balanced-Warp, if the half-sett is threaded K3 ... P9 or P9 ... K3, will this make a difference which colors end up at the selvage?
If so, it does matter how the thread count is recorded K3 ... P9 or P9 ... K3, correct?

Thanks for any information,
Domehead, on behalf of.

[saharris]

Version 2 is a better design however, I do like white based setts for kilts etc as they are too pale and more importantly (for me) non-traditional and they get dirty. If you are going to stick with large areas of white make sure that you specify 'ecru' (unbleached white) as the shade if you have the design woven otherwise you'll end up with something that will require sunglasses .

perhaps more black, then?



I wouldn’t have a tartan made that was pure white. I actually prefer the field of my arms (on which this tartan is based) to be more “off-white” than white.

This one (v.3) now stands at: P16 G56 W32 K8 W8 K32

[saharris]

In the tartan I designed for myself (likewise derived from my arms) I similarly have three stripes in one colour across another colour (yellow on red).

Hi Mike, Did you ever have your heraldic tartan woven, or was it more of an academic exercise?

[Mike_Oettle]

Hi, Steve –
one thing at a time. With my arms registered, I can now look at having the tartan woven. But it is still a matter of finding the money for it. Pensioners are not so well off. But I can dream, can’t I?
Regards,
Mike