It is an on-line website database facility maintained by the National Records of Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government. Finally in 1528 James V granted the Camerons legal possession through a charter of land. a. Note: we charge in UK Pounds. Chattan Clan History: The name of this tribal federation derives from Gilliechattan Mor, 'Great Servant of St Catan,' a member of the ancient Culdee Church who lived on the island of Bute.
Chattan Clan. Our stock system requires that we sell and price items in metres. @ Clan Farquharson was part of the Clan Chattan confederation which included Clan Shaw, Clan Macintosh, Macpherson, Macbean, Davidson and Clan Farquharson. Before 1860 fabrics were colored using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer colors typical of the Ancient plaids, mossy greens and sky blues, a more orangey red and some would say showing off the pattern to much greater effect as as the contrasts are much brighter than the Modern plaids. Post 1860 chemical dyes replaced the natural animal and vegetable dyes and the Modern Plaids were born with their stronger and bolder colors. @ The traditional shuttle loom finish means that a hem may be required for kiltmaking. This produced the softer colors typical of the Ancient plaids.
@ We round yard lengths up to the nearest 0.1m.An exceptionally soft and smooth lightweight tartan - in our view the world's finest.
Scottish clan tartans.
Your pure new wool fabric will be woven to order on narrow width looms using time-proven hand-crafted methods. @ The tartans in this list are those ascribed to particular clans of Scotland, including Highland, Lowland, Isles, and Borders clans. Sign up to our newsletter for all the latest tartan news and product updates. It is illustrated by Smith in 1850. This is purely down to yarn dying so if you need an exact match we suggest you order a swatch to double check. It will be woven to order for you, using traditional methods, by the world's last artisan tartan weaving mill, deep in the Scottish borders. We round yard lengths up to the nearest 0.1m.Medium weight (13oz) 100% pure new wool, woven with a kilting edge in single width. The traditional shuttle loom finish means that a hem may be required for kiltmaking. Minimum order 0.5m. b. It will be woven to order for you, using traditional methods, by the world's last artisan tartan weaving mill, deep in the Scottish borders.
One thing to remember if you are ordering your plaid to match an existing kilt or accessory is that although the sett and colors are the same, there can be a slight difference in color from one mill to the next. The traditional shuttle loom finish means that a hem may be required for kiltmaking.
This robust fabric has a high thread density and is ideal for kiltmaking, or also for upholstery - in fact anywhere you'd want a really durable finish. We round yard lengths up to the nearest 0.1m.Reiver Select range. We don't currently have any historical information to show about Chattan tartan.
The current chief is Malcolm K. MacKintosh of Clan ChattanClan Chattan's Historic Seat is Torcastle in Lochaber
Jul 14, 2016 - The SUPER CLAN -- a confederation of clans.
Chief of the Clan Mackintosh Sir Aeneas Mackintosh of that Ilk, acknowledged this sett as the Clan tartan in 1816. Associated Names.
One thing to remember if you are ordering your plaid to match an existing kilt or accessory is that although the sett and colors are the same, there can be a slight difference in color from one mill to the next.
The traditional shuttle loom finish means that a hem may be required for kiltmaking. Acknowledgements. The Scottish Register of Tartans (the Register) is a national repository of tartan designs. @ Before 1860 fabrics were colored using animal and vegetable dyes.
We round yard lengths up to the nearest 0.1m.Simply the finest traditional kilting tartan available, by Scotland's premier tartan weaving mill, deep in the Scottish Borders. It's an ideal all-round fabric for ladies garments, accessories, and homewares. Logan descibed this sett (without the Clan Chattan chief's extra white line) thus: 'The Chief (MacKintosh) also wears a particular tartan of a very showy pattern.' In the 11th century Tor Castle became the seat of the chiefs of Clan Chattan, with the early keep most likely built by Alasdair Carrach, from the Keppoch branch of the Macdonalds.
Some lesser known and long forgotten tartans in the Old & Rare range. Basket totals may not add exactly due to rounding. The pattern or sett remains the same across all variations of a single tartan, and only the shades or tones vary. Note: The individual Clans of the Chattan Confederation had their own tartan. The Black Watch or Gunn plaids are examples of these, whereas a tartan such as the Fraser is predominantly red and would not provide much cover for men out hunting. A light worsted wool, woven in Scotland by one of the nation's top specialists, suitable for tailored items, this is a specialist range of rarer tartans; their ancient shades in this fabric range are typically pale and subdued, which some may prefer. Each tartan can have multiple variations, the most common of which are Ancient, Modern, Weathered, Hunting and Dress There are two theories surrounding the origin of the name Chattan, one is that it came from the Catti who were a tribe of Gauls who had been driven out by the Romans and the second is that it comes from Catnav in Sutherland.
Our stock system requires that we sell and price items in metres. Records show that in 1291 Eva, daughter of the Dougall Dall 6th Clan Chief, married an Angus 6th Lord of Mackintosh, who then through the marriage became the 7th Captain of Clan Chattan. We round yard lengths up to the nearest 0.1m.An exceptionally soft and smooth lightweight tartan - in our view the world's finest. See more ideas about Clan, Scottish clans, Mackintosh.