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The simplest way to start designing a new tartan is with a clean sheet. Click the ‘Start New Design’ button on the Gallery tab, or else just click on the Design tab. You will then find the main Design tools with nothing pre-selected, so you can start a fresh tartan creation.
If you have previously saved one or more designs, you can load and modify them further. First you need to make sure you are logged in to the site, which is done in the top-right of any page. Once you have logged in, your previous designs will be found both within the Gallery tab of the (More...)
Load a friend’s design sent to you
If you have received an email with someone else’s tartan design created on our Tartan Designer, there will be a link in that email, including a special code. In most email programs you can simply click on that link, to open the correct page on our site with their design pre-loaded. If this does not (More...) Browse or Search our Gallery to explore (1) officially recorded tartans, or (2) designs created by other users, or (3) your own saved designs. You can load any into the Design area to modify. The Tartan Search facility allows you to find tartans by name from any of these sections. And Advanced search options will also (More...)
Load a tartan from the official records
You may load any tartan from our database of thousands of tartans recorded by the Scottish Tartans Authority. Any changes you make will not affect the original design, but only your own version which you can then save under a different name. Please note our rules and recommendations concerning the use and abuse of exising designs, as (More...)