How to use the tartan design tools

Designing a tartan in our unique Online Tartan Designer can be as easy as adding a few lines to your favourite official tartan design. Or start with a clean sheet. Learn more here.

• Load a design you've saved before
• Load a friend's design
• Load a shared gallery design
• Load an official recorded tartan
• Start a brand new design

Learn how to actually create and modify your own new tartan design, in simple and intuitive steps.

• Choosing your colours
• Sett pattern - add and arrange colours
• Viewing the tartan you've designed

You can save your Tartan Designs to work on again later, or share them with other people. Here's how.

• Official recording for your tartan design
• Saving for your own use
• Sharing in the Scotweb Tartan Gallery
• Sharing your design with friends