STEWART OLD (MODERN) Choose:By the metre the black line was dropped

the black line was dropped - by mistake or design - in the Vestiarium Scoticum of 1842

One documented claim states that this was designed by David Thomas - one time director of the Strathmore Woollen Co

Ruthvens were Earls of Gowrie at the time of James VI of Scotland

STATUS: On Weave (expected completion date is March 5th 2026)

STEWART OLD (MODERN) Choose:By the metre the black line was droppedAlso known as Ancient Stewart and Stewart of Bute 1963 Scottish Tartan Society notes: A sample of this sett is included in the Royal Tartans collection at the Scottish Tartans Society under the title `Stewart of Bute', but it is often regarded as the `Clan' tartan as distinct from the `Royal'. Captain Stuart Davidson, founder chairman of the Scottish Tartans Society, suggested that ''it belongs to the Stewarts of the Western Isles''. This is the