Carnegie Dress tartan
Dress tartan of Clan Carnegie.
The Register says this is one of several dress setts made by Hugh Macpherson, an Edinburgh kiltmaker, for dancing and informal wear. It adds that dress versions usually swap white in for one ground colour.
Thread count
W/16 R4 W4 R12 W26 R4 K26 G26 R12 G4 R4 G8 Y/6Each letter is a colour and each number a count of threads. The slashes mark the pivots: the pattern runs to the end, then reverses back on itself.
Colours
- W — White
- R — Red
- K — Black
- G — Mod Green
- Y — Yellow
Shades follow the Register's palette for this entry. Woven cloth varies by mill and by colourway.
Get the kilt
When you order a kilt, ask for the tartan by its full name — for example “Carnegie Dress” — and say which colourway you want. “Modern” is dark and strong, “ancient” is lighter, “weathered” is muted. The sett is the same in each.
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Wear the colours
Our own Carnegie range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
