A tartan is a design created by weaving at least two alternating colored stripes together, according to the Scottish Register of Tartans. Woven vertically and horizontally, the stripes create a ...

"Kirk" is the Scottish word for "church." Tartans, with their distinctive plaid, represent specific Scottish clans, regions, or regiments. The "Kirkin' of The Tartans" or "Churching of the Tartans ...

Woven vertically and horizontally, the stripes create a repeating checkered pattern similar to plaid. In Scotland, tartans are traditionally associated with different clans and families ...