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new tess offers a choice of warm and soft tartan fabric, in pure wool, perfect to create trousers, dresses, skirts or jackets of pure quality.

Tartan, a type of plaid, is a checked fabric with warp and weft matches of different, usually bright colours.

Its origin is Scottish, and the different patterns were used to distinguish the members of the clans located in the Highlands of Scotland.
The traditional costume was a combination of a knee-length skirt and a shawl fastened to the shoulder with a clasp.

The weft is woven as a single twill, with the warp passing two threads on top and two on the bottom, advancing one thread at a time. The pattern consists of alternating bands of coloured wool yarns woven at an angle. This forms diagonal cross-hatching at the crossing sites and creates new colours from the mixture of the two original shades.

The classic tartan fabric of carded wool is slightly elastic and has good insulating properties.

Fashion designers have always appreciated this fabric very much, often proposing it on the winter catwalks for dresses, suits, accessories or outerwear.

  • Luton 20 TC001111

    Luton 20 TC001111

    46% CO, 34% WV, 20% WS
    149 cm 314 g / m
  • Lana Check TC001057

    Lana Check TC001057

    100% WO
    150 cm 285 g / m
  • Tartan TC001050

    Tartan TC001050

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC001049

    Tartan TC001049

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC000844

    Tartan TC000844

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC000843

    Tartan TC000843

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC000840

    Tartan TC000840

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC000839

    Tartan TC000839

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC000838

    Tartan TC000838

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC000837

    Tartan TC000837

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC000638

    Tartan TC000638

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC000637

    Tartan TC000637

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC000636

    Tartan TC000636

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
  • Tartan TC000634

    Tartan TC000634

    100% WO
    150 cm 320 g / m
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