Melville tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Melville.
The Register calls this the correct sett, with one black line on the blue. It records the pattern in one of Wilson's notebooks in 1847 and in the Moy Hall collection of 1848.
Thread count
K/4 BB24 K26 WG26 WW4 K/8Each 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
- K — Black
- BB — Old Blue
- WG — Wthrd Green
- WW — Wilson 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 “Melville” — 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 Melville range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
