Quote Originally Posted by slohairt View Post
You can be sure tartan was worn in the other Celtic nations as well. It would not be a stretch to say the ancient Welsh wore tartan mantles/wraps/capes.
Tartan has been produced all over the world. Matt Newsome had a great story on his blog that shows African tribesmen wearing tartan garments.

Once weaving is developed by a culture, it's only a matter of time before they start weaving different colors together in patterns.