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One of the most useful features of our online Tartan Designer is the ability to change any colour in a plaid to a new shade, and see the result instantly. To change all instances of a colour to a new shade, simply drag the new colour you want to use from the ‘Choose’ panel, and drop (More...)
There are two ways to remove colours from your design. (1) If you wish only to remove a single colour band from your tartan sequence, click the small ‘delete’ icon beside its slider bar in the Arrange panel. (2) If you want to remove all uses of that shade in your tartan, and also from (More...)
First, click or drag colours from any of the three palettes in the ‘Choose’ panel, to put them into your Use shelf. Each palette is ideal for different needs: the Simple Palette; the Weavers’ Palette; or the Professional Palette. Next, drag colours you’ve chosen out of the Use shelf, dropping them into position in the Arrange panel. You can (More...)
Pro colours will incur a significant surcharge. Our Professional Palette is more flexible than either the Simple or the Weavers’ Palettes. There is no restriction on the number of colours you can include in a design using the ‘Pro’ Palette. And there is a full-spectrum colour picker, enabling you to include any shade of your choice. The (More...)
Our Weaver’s Palette is based on actual photographs of a range of around 100 pre-dyed yarns which are normally held in stock by our weavers. A large scale image of the actual yarn cone for each colour can be seen by clicking on the Enlarge link below each small image in the Palette. The yarns our (More...)
Tartans are traditionally recorded only as broad colour descriptions rather than exact shades. So we recommend using the simple colour palette if you are designing a tartan with a view to official recording. Schools and other beginners will probably also find this the easiest choice to work from. The colours shown in this palette are organised (More...)