PITTSFIELD -- Like the criss-crossing tartan patterns on their traditional kilts, the members of the Tartan Terrors weave together seemingly disparate colors to create a blend that is very much their ...

“Weaving a check or a tartan, you’re working to very strict guidelines. There’s so much precision involved. ... Living with Tartan. Tartan as a pattern has touched more than just fabric.

At a tartan workshop in northeast Scotland, machines slowly unwind miles of the familiar criss-cross patterns of fabric in green, red, black, blue and white. But one chequered design at the ...

There are now calls for tartan weaving to be part of the 255-year-old fortress' future once the Ministry of Defence moves out. Image caption, Clare Campbell is hopeful for a new future for the ...