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Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns. Tartan is often called plaid in North America, but in Scotland, a plaid is a tartan cloth slung over the shoulder as a kilt accessory, or a plain ordinary blanket such as one would have on a bed. Tartan is made with alternating bands of coloured (pre-dyed) threads woven as both warp and weft at right angles to each other. The weft is woven in a simple twill, two over — two under the warp, advancing one thread at each pass. This forms visible diagonal lines where different colours cross, which give the appearance of new colours blended from the original ones. The resulting blocks of colour repeat vertically and horizontally in a distinctive pattern of squares and lines known as a sett. The Dress Act of 1746 attempted to bring the warrior clans under government control by banning the tartan and other aspects of Gaelic culture. When the law was repealed in 1782, it was no longer ordinary Highland dress, but was adopted instead as the symbolic national dress of Scotland. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the highland tartans were only associated with either regions or districts, rather than any specific Scottish clan. This was because like other materials, tartan designs were produced by local weavers for local tastes and would usually only use the natural dyes available in that area, as chemical dye production was non-existent and transportation of other dye materials across long distances was prohibitively expensive. The patterns were simply different regional checked-cloth patterns, chosen by the wearer's preference – in the same way as people nowadays choose what colours and patterns they like in their clothing, without particular reference to propriety. It was not until the mid-nineteenth century that many patterns were created and artificially associated with Scottish clans, families, or institutions who were (or wished to be seen as) associated in some way with a Scottish heritage. The Victorians' penchant for ordered taxonomy and the new chemical dyes then available meant that the idea of specific patterns of bright colours, or "dress" tartans, could be created and applied to a faux-nostalgic view of Scottish history. It is generally stated that the most popular tartans today are the ''Black Watch'' (also known as ''Old Campbell'', ''Grant Hunting'', ''Universal'', ''Government''), and the ''Royal Stewart''.〔 Today tartan is no longer limited to textiles, but is used on non-woven mediums, such as paper, plastics, packaging, and wall coverings.〔(Tartangenerator.com – tartan design software )〕 ==Etymology and terminology== The English word "tartan" is most likely derived from the French ''tartarin'' meaning "Tartar cloth".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=tartan (n.) )〕 It has also been suggested that "tartan" may be derived from modern Scottish Gaelic ''tarsainn'',〔Banks; de la Chapelle 2007: p. 57.〕 meaning "across". Today "tartan" usually refers to coloured patterns, though originally a tartan did not have to be made up of any pattern at all. As late as the 1830s tartan was sometimes described as "plain coloured ... without pattern".〔 Patterned cloth from the Gaelic speaking Scottish Highlands was called ''breacan'', meaning many colours. Over time the meanings of ''tartan'' and ''breacan'' were combined to describe certain type of pattern on a certain type of cloth. The pattern of a tartan is called a ''sett''. The sett is made up of a series of woven threads which cross at right angles.〔 Today ''tartan'' is generally used to describe the pattern, not limited to textiles.〔 In America the term ''plaid'' is commonly used to describe ''tartan''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Frequently Asked Questions )〕 The word ''plaid'', derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''plaide'', meaning "blanket",〔MacBain 1911: p. 277. See also: Merriam-Webster 2003: p. 947.〕 was first used of any rectangular garment, sometimes made up of tartan, particularly that which preceded the modern kilt (see: belted plaid). In time, ''plaid'' was used to describe blankets themselves.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tartan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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