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    I concur. It will look a lot like a faded flannel shirt, which will do fine if you really want a subdued hunting tartan. It's not really bad, it just doesn't "pop."

    It's tour tartan so you can make it what you want, but I would advise going from gray to a blue-gray color, but not such a subdued one, and get a little more contrast in the smaller stripes, maybe brighten them up a bit as well, but the tan "base" could work well and would be a nice departure from the hum-drum green and blue based tartans.

    I really like the design, just not the color choices. I wouldn't change the thread counts unless you just want to tweak the sett.
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    Looks OK so far but could look better with a bit of tweaking

    The faded look to the colours could be thought of as an "ancient" or "weathered" version of the sett. Maybe try a "modern" version with deeper, more vibrant shades of the same colours?

    In terms of thread count, I think it would balance the design by taking the blue line one the outside of the darkest stripe and making it thicker. Sitting so close to another stripe of the same width makes it look a bit too static...
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    Excellent points, thank you.

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