Quote Originally Posted by Barb T. View Post
And, just as an aside since I've posted stuff before on ABAC tartans such as the Black Watch, the MacNaughton is *not* and ABAC tartan, because the black stripes are not pivots.

I always considered this one an ABAC tartan and am pretty sure that the black stripes are pivots. I chacked the STA's thread count and show it as "K4B4SL52B26K26HG50SL52B4K4" (for those who don't know, 'K' is black). It shows a K on both ends which I believe would make that the pivot.

What is the reason that it's not an ABAC tartan? I'm not trying to be rude, I am honestly curious b/c I know you're very knowledgable in these things...