Titanic Tartan

**NorCalPiper** · 15th June 10, 07:23 PM

Supposedly fashioned after deck chair upholster.

**scotchmaster** · 15th June 10, 08:00 PM

and it looks like upholstery...

**BoldHighlander** · 16th June 10, 12:51 AM

WOW! Where's my sunglasses?!

**Tartan Tess** · 16th June 10, 06:10 AM

If the colors in a Tartan are "supposedly" sometimes meant to represent things about what it stands for.....I can't think of anything about the ocean that is yellow and my mind keeps thinking "Yellow for cowards" all the people that ran for the boats first!

**macwilkin** · 16th June 10, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by Tartan Tess

If the colors in a Tartan are "supposedly" sometimes meant to represent things about what it stands for.....I can't think of anything about the ocean that is yellow and my mind keeps thinking "Yellow for cowards" all the people that ran for the boats first!

The OP said it is based on material from a deck chair.

T.

**Chas** · 16th June 10, 07:40 AM

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Titanic" tartan is shown below.

STA ref:6643
STWR ref:none
Designer:Not Specified
Tartan date:01/01/1999
Registration date:This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category:Commemorative
Restrictions:
Registration notes:Seen (probably by Dr Phil Smith) at 'Convergance - Atlanta' in 1999. 'Convergance - Atlanta' was the great bi-annual handweavers' convention held in various cities. This was supposedly reconstructed from a fragment and photo of a deck chair on the SS Titanic.

Regards

Chas

**BLHS209** · 16th June 10, 08:52 AM

You almost need to have your eyes go "out of focus" to see the larger square pattern. Too busy for me.

**wildrover** · 16th June 10, 09:47 AM

Interesting. If the source was from the real ship, what's the chance it was an already-named pattern?

At any rate, I wouldn't wear it as a kilt...it looks too much like a couch.

Or a deck chair.

I can certainly see it being used similar to it's original intent, though.

**bricelythgoe** · 16th June 10, 10:29 AM

I have seen worse tartans on her before.

**Tobus** · 16th June 10, 11:00 AM

Depending on the sett size, I could see it making a nice kilt. But judging by the images posted, it looks like the sett size is pretty small (like you'd see on upholstery, of course).