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Tartan Wikipedia ~ Tartans originated in woven wool but now they are made in many other materials Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns Tartan is made with alternating bands of coloured predyed threads woven as both warp and weft at right angles to each other

Tartans Their Art and History Ann Sutton Richard Carr ~ tartans their art and history by ann sutton and richard carr 1984 From inside dust jacket are 150 cardinal designs in full color with another 300 black white diagrams for the weaver The text explains all of the technical background to the craft of tartan weaving from the nature of the fibres and weave to the intricacies of the setts

Tartan textile design Britannica ~ Tartans are better dated from the 17th and 18th centuries From the earliest known painted representation of the Highland dress John Michael Wright’s Highland Chieftain all that can be learned is that a small crosscheck or “tartan” pattern was adapted to use in kilt plaid and hose about 1660

Tartan the Symbol of the Clan Scottish Tartan ~ The great tartan revival started in 1822 when George IV visited Edinburgh and suggested that people attending the official functions should wear their respective tartans The loss of the original patterns meant it was necessary for many ‘original’ tartans to be reinvented by the tailors of the day

Ancient Replicas Sculpture of Sargon II with Tartan ~ Relief of Sargon II and his Tartan Assyrian tartanu the title given to the commanderinchief of the Assyrian army II Kings 1817 Detail from a relief in the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad 8th century British Museum

Why tartan is a symbol of both rebellion and sophistication ~ It was modern machinery not ancient ancestry which created the range of tartans we know today Mechanisation enabled the production of countless variations and mass production fed the

The Birth of Tartan Scottish Tartans Authority ~ The Birth of Tartan The Celts have been weaving plaid tartan twills for three thousand years at least Until relatively recently it was assumed by most historians academicsand commentators that tartan was a Johnniecomelately a modern invention by rapacious 19th 20th century weavers and city merchants eager to swell their coffers

The History of Scottish Tartan Clan Tartans Scotland ~ One of the earliest examples of tartan found in Scotland dates back to the 3rd century AD where a small sample of woollen check known as the Falkirk tartan now in the National Museum of Scotland was found used as a stopper in an earthenware pot to protect a treasure trove of silver coins buried close to the Antonine Wall near Falkirk

List of tartans Wikipedia ~ Known as Arkansas Traveler Tartan it was recognized as an official state tartan of Arkansas in 2001 The green represents the forests and trees of the Ozark Mountains a settlement location of Scottish immigrants The blue represents the water bodies

Tartans Their Art and History Ann Richard Carr Sutton ~ tartans their art and history by ann sutton and richard carr 1984 From inside dust jacket are 150 cardinal designs in full color with another 300 black white diagrams for the weaver The text explains all of the technical background to the craft of tartan weaving from the nature of the fibres and weave to the intricacies of the setts