Author: Donald C. Stewart
Publisher:
Published: 1974-01-01
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780442278854
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: James Grant
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-11-01
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 0486155579
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →DIVThe tartans of 72 Highland clans, each presented in a full-page, full-color, large-format illustration. With a new introduction to tartans by noted authority J. Charles Thompson. /div
Author: James D. Scarlett
Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780856831201
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'Something of a doubtful mist still hangs over these Highland traditions, nor can it be entirely dispelled by the most ingenious researches of modern criticism...' So wrote D.C.Stewart in the Preface to the first edition of The Setts of the Scottish Tartans published in 1950. His definitive work did much to remedy the situation, but subsequent further research made the need for a new book apparent. The author combines practical experience with a grasp of Highland social history in this book, which although aimed specifically at the amateur tartan-weaver, contains much of which will be of interest to students of either subject. The weaver is provided with precise hints on the special requirements of weaving tartan including threadcounts, accompanied by historical notes for 228 tartans, 142 of them illustrated in glowing colours which seem to reflect the lakes, sky, hills and valleys of Scotland. There are concise and informative articles on tartan pattern, colour, yarn, thread counts, yarn thicknesses and the actual weaving of the cloth. The basis of any tartan, as the author points out, is a simple two-colour check which may be varied by the addition of over-checks, bands and stripes in contrasting colours so arranged as to give a balanced and harmonious pattern.The author's interest in tartan brought him early into contact with the Scottish Tartans Society and with the late Donald C. Stewart with whom he collaborated over several years in a serious study of the subject, collaboration which resulted in the publication of a number of books, most recently his definitive work Tartan: The Highland Textile.His advice has been sought on the design of new tartans, notably the American Bicentennial, but his main interest is in the old ones. As one of the few specialist handweavers of tartan, he concentrated on making facsimiles and wove a reproduction of a pre-1745 plaid for the National Trust for Scotland's Centre at Culloden. In 1994 he handed his extensive archive, covering about one hundred years of serious tartan research, to the Highland Regional Archive for its preservation and for the benefit of future students.
Author: Scottish Tartans Authority
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2017-09-07
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 000826693X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The perfect introduction to Scottish tartans. Produced in association with the Scottish Tartans Authority, this Little Book focuses on the history of the world famous Scottish tartan. Optimised for colour tablets. The images in this ebook are not suitable for viewing on black and white e-ink devices.
Author: Harriet Tidball
Publisher: Shuttle Craft Books Incorporated
Published: 1962
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ann Sutton
Publisher: Arco
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Shows and identifies the tartans of Scotland, explains how they are woven, and recounts the myths surrounding their origins.
Author: Terry L. Griest
Publisher:
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780936345024
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