MacThomas tartan
Clan tartan of Clan MacThomas.
Tradition credits Sheriff George Hunter MacThomas Thoms with the first MacThomas tartan in the later 19th century, but the Register says the oldest surviving evidence is a kilt made in the late 1940s, and that is the version in the Lyon Court books. A darker version made at Forfar in the 1950s was also approved by the chief, and the threadcount was corrected in 1979.
Thread count
B/10 M6 B64 K32 G64 LP6 G/10Each 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
- B — Balmoral Blue
- M — Magenta
- K — Black
- G — Green
- LP — Lilac
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 “MacThomas” — 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 MacThomas range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.