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February 26, 2007
Mad for Plaid
The casual observer sees lines but the trained eye sees a story. That is the beauty of Scottish tartan, the brightly checked pattern popularly known as plaid. For centuries, the Scottish have used varying combinations of the interlocking stripes, woven in vibrant colors and thread count, to encode key details about their family clan, birth place, and trade. It is this rich tradition that
From Mad for Plaid
Posted by John at February 26, 2007 03:18 PM
