New in the post: Weathered Buchanan

**unixken** · 24th July 13, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by HippieLee

Here's one of the promised dumb questions: What is meant by "reproduction" as it relates to tartans? If seen it listed on sites before when looking up plaids but never thought to find out what they mean by it...

"Reproduction" is D.C. Dalgiesh's name for an alternate color palette (similar to weathered). According to the D.C. Dalgliesh web site:

The colourings of these Tartans offer a soft muted effect reminiscent of the days when vegetable sources such as lichen, moss and alder bark provided the dyer with his raw materials.

**HippieLee** · 24th July 13, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by unixken

"Reproduction" is D.C. Dalgiesh's name for an alternate color palette (similar to weathered). According to the D.C. Dalgliesh web site:

The colourings of these Tartans offer a soft muted effect reminiscent of the days when vegetable sources such as lichen, moss and alder bark provided the dyer with his raw materials.

Ahhhh, so they mean they are trying to reproduce a look from time gone by without using actual twigs and berries...And they are doing a darn fine job of it too. Thanks for the info!

**unixken** · 24th July 13, 10:16 AM

That's the theory. This (and weathered... and ancient... and other color palettes, etc.) has been discussed at length in various threads on here.

("Twigs and berries." LOL)