MacTavish Dress tartan
Dress tartan of Clan MacTavish.
Approved by the Lord Lyon in 1958 and designed for Lord Thomson of Fleet from a mid 19th century sample in the Moy Hall collection. The Register says the chief agreed in 1998 that it should be the clan's dress tartan.
Thread count
DR/8 A56 K12 LN24 K24 MY/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
- DR — Dark Red
- A — Azure
- K — Black
- LN — Light Gray
- MY — M 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 “MacTavish 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 MacTavish range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
