"Ancient Colours"

"Modern Colours"

"Weathered Colours"

"Muted Colours"

Tartans are woven into different clan tartans, district tartans and more generic tartans such as 'Scotland Forever.' In turn, many of these groups are sub-divided into different colour schemes.

Ancient colours are dyed very pale to reproduce an era when no chemical dyes existed and cloth was dyed using natural dyes.

Modern colours produce a kilt with the same tartan but bright strong colours made possible by the invention of chemical dye. For example, where ancient red appears orange, modern red appears scarlet and ancient blue that is sky blue is navy blue in modern colours.

Additional colours available are weathered, where the colours are tinted with brown shades to emulate an old well-worn kilt stained by years of exposure to the harsh Scottish weather on the Highland glens.

Muted colours are also designed to emulate an old kilt but they are not as earth-like as the weathered colours.

Although the amount of tartans woven as stock is immense, there are many tartans that are not available in certain colours, if any. These tartans can be specially woven.