MacDonald Dress tartan
Dress tartan of Clan MacDonald.
A dress version with broad white bands, recorded from the Clans Originaux pattern book of 1880. The Register says this appears to be the form modern weavers use, with blue lines on the white where the original had black.
Thread count
DB24 R6 DB4 R2 DB16 R2 DB4 R6 DB24 R2 K24 G24 R6 G4 R2 G16 R2 G4 R6 G24 K24 W4 DB8 W32 K2 R8 K2 W32 DB8 W4 K24 R2Each letter is a colour and each number a count of threads. This sett has no pivots: it runs to the end and then repeats from the start.
Colours
- DB — Dark Blue
- R — Red
- K — Black
- G — Green
- W — White
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 “MacDonald 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 MacDonald range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
