The patterned cloth known as “tartan” is a key element of Scottish heritage and culture. At first, to the non-Scottish eye, it appears to be brightly stripped fabric. In fact, the tartan pattern is very complex and specific. In fact, the description of the warp and weft, along with the colored dyes, is far too complex to describe here.
If you would like to know more about tartan, visit these two Web sites:
- Wikipedia Entery for “tartan – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartan
- TrueHighlands.com – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartan
