Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
1. The criterion is that a new design is to be 'signifcantly different' so as not to be confused with an existing design. Having opened that can of worms I'm tempted to run for cover. I sit on the Tartan Advisory Group, it is not always an easy task to get agreement but our overarching concern is that a design should be technically and visually sufficently different. We don't always agree and ultimately the descison rests with the Keeper of the Register.

2.. NTR = National Register of Tartans which is administered by the National Archieves of Scotland. The is no requirement to register a design with the NTR, nor does it have the largest record of designs, that is held by the STA but note too that their online Db is only a sub-set of their full data. We, the STA keepa record of all designs that we come across and continually work to refi e and update the information on each to provide the best historical record for future generations.
Thank you I appreciate this information. While we appear to have been lucky with my father's tartan, my mother has expressed a desire to be honored in the same way, so I was wondering if there was a set of rules. But it sounds like we'll have to take our chances that it might not be approved.