Tartans are among some of the most ancient of fabrics and remain classics for fashion. Furthermore, tartan designs have worked their way into a wide array of co

Shows and identifies the tartans of Scotland, explains how they are woven, and recounts the myths surrounding their origins.

Buschman annotates more than 550 books and periodical titles published on the techniques and history of handweaving from 1928 through October 1989. She includes

This volume combines practical experience of tartan-weaving with a grasp of Highland social history. Aimed specifically at the amateur tartan-weaver, it contain

Tartan has colonized the world. The flexibility of its design and the traditionalism of its symbolism - as well as the travels of the Scots - have taken the fab