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| Royal Stewart |
A clan may have one or more setts and, to confuse things even more, may have variations on colours within a sett.
Generally, there is a BASIC sett, such as Royal Stewart (shown at the left, top). There may be a DRESS Stewart, (below) in which white replaces the red, that is typically work on formal occasions or for evening wear. Dress tartans generally employ more white as they are based on a ladies version of the tartan.
A HUNTING sett were supposedly developed as a darker alternative that could be worn as "camouflage" while hunting, thus we have the Hunting Stewart (shown to the right, bottom).
Then we have the ANCIENT tartan in which the colours are supposed to replicate the way the tartan would have look when 18th-century or older yarns would have been dyed using vegetable- and mineral-based dyes. The MODERN versions employ more modern yarn-dying techniques that allow for more vibrant colours,
If you're not confused enough, let me tell you about REGIONAL tartans, such as MacLeod of Lewis and MacLeod of Harris. Both are within the MacLeod clan, but have distinctively different tartan setts indicating that there members originated in one region under the control of the MacLeod clan.
What is a sett?
A sett is the unique pattern of colour blocks and lines that make up a distinctive tartan. One "repeat" of the pattern is called the sett. The width of the repeat makes no difference, so long as the pattern within the sett is accurate and consistent. On our listings we indicate the width of the sett, or the measurement from the first colour line of the pattern to the last, where it starts to repeat, in inches.
Generally, there is a BASIC sett, such as Royal Stewart (shown at the left, top). There may be a DRESS Stewart, (below) in which white replaces the red, that is typically work on formal occasions or for evening wear. Dress tartans generally employ more white as they are based on a ladies version of the tartan.
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| Dress Stewart |
A HUNTING sett were supposedly developed as a darker alternative that could be worn as "camouflage" while hunting, thus we have the Hunting Stewart (shown to the right, bottom).
Then we have the ANCIENT tartan in which the colours are supposed to replicate the way the tartan would have look when 18th-century or older yarns would have been dyed using vegetable- and mineral-based dyes. The MODERN versions employ more modern yarn-dying techniques that allow for more vibrant colours,
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| Stewart Hunting |
If you're not confused enough, let me tell you about REGIONAL tartans, such as MacLeod of Lewis and MacLeod of Harris. Both are within the MacLeod clan, but have distinctively different tartan setts indicating that there members originated in one region under the control of the MacLeod clan.
What is a sett?
A sett is the unique pattern of colour blocks and lines that make up a distinctive tartan. One "repeat" of the pattern is called the sett. The width of the repeat makes no difference, so long as the pattern within the sett is accurate and consistent. On our listings we indicate the width of the sett, or the measurement from the first colour line of the pattern to the last, where it starts to repeat, in inches.
If you have other questions, feel free to contact me at vicki@tartanhousecanada.com
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