Visually speaking, I like all the examples shown. But then again, I'm fairly easy to please.

David raises a very good point, though. Practically speaking, this would be an 'orphan' virtually from the get-go. I'm not sure there would be more than a handful of people who put enough emphasis on that one decoration to want it to be the center of their wardrobe.

But again, I do like the looks of the tartans (the symmetrical sett #001 being my favorite). It's an interesting mixture of colors, and they're separated enough to complement each other without getting all mixed up.

Another note: the ribbon has 8 colours to it and often 6 is max for weaving.
Why is that, I wonder? I would think that a custom weave would be capable of having as many colors as the loom could handle. Wouldn't it be possible, for example, for the entire sett to have every thread be a different color? Limiting a tartan to only 6 colors seems to be quite a handicap on the potential for tartans to be complex (which may or may not be a good thing).

I don't know anything about looms, so any explanation would be appreciated!