Category Archives: Tartan Design Concepts

The Making of the Alzheimer Scotland Tartan – A Short Film

alzscot-tartan-making-movie I visited Ingles Buchan’s Mill in Selkirk, Scotland today and made a short film of the making of the Alzheimer Scotland Tartan.

The Making of the Alzheimer Scotland Tartan – A Short Film

alzscot-tartan-making-movie I visited Ingles Buchan’s Mill in Selkirk, Scotland today and made a short film of the making of the Alzheimer Scotland Tartan.

Weaving the Alzheimer Scotland Tartan

Today saw the start of the weaving of the first batch of the Alzheimer Scotland tartan. Nan from Inverness designed the winning tartan. Nan’s design was chosen from over 130 other Alzheimer Scotland tartan designs created all over Scotland by

Weaving the Alzheimer Scotland Tartan

Today saw the start of the weaving of the first batch of the Alzheimer Scotland tartan. Nan from Inverness designed the winning tartan. Nan’s design was chosen from over 130 other Alzheimer Scotland tartan designs created all over Scotland by

Warping the Alzheimer Scotland Tartan

  The Alzheimer Scotland tartan, designed by Nan from Inverness, is in production. The tartan is being manufactured by Ingles Buchan of Glasgow who have a mill in Selkirk, Scotland. The tartan is currently at warping stage. Weaving of the

Warping the Alzheimer Scotland Tartan

  The Alzheimer Scotland tartan, designed by Nan from Inverness, is in production. The tartan is being manufactured by Ingles Buchan of Glasgow who have a mill in Selkirk, Scotland. The tartan is currently at warping stage. Weaving of the

Final Sample

The Alzheimer Scotland tartan sample is now finished. The sample was woven, manually, by Glasgow Clyde College students Katy and Jenna – many thanks! We think it looks amazing! The next stage is to mass manufacture the Alzheimer Scotland tartan

Final Sample

The Alzheimer Scotland tartan sample is now finished. The sample was woven, manually, by Glasgow Clyde College students Katy and Jenna – many thanks! We think it looks amazing! The next stage is to mass manufacture the Alzheimer Scotland tartan

Tartan Sample

Nan’s design for the new Alzheimer Scotland tartan is currently being produced by two textile design students from Glasgow Clyde College. They are doing a fantastic job. I met with one of them today, Katy, who showed me through the

Tartan Sample

Nan’s design for the new Alzheimer Scotland tartan is currently being produced by two textile design students from Glasgow Clyde College. They are doing a fantastic job. I met with one of them today, Katy, who showed me through the

Weaving First Prototype

Weaving has begun on the first prototype for the Alzheimer Scotland tartan. Nan’s winning design is being produced at Glasgow Clyde College by a second year student called Katy. Katy has started warping up today and some photos can be

Weaving First Prototype

Weaving has begun on the first prototype for the Alzheimer Scotland tartan. Nan’s winning design is being produced at Glasgow Clyde College by a second year student called Katy. Katy has started warping up today and some photos can be

Making

The Alzheimer Scotland tartan, designed by Nan from Inverness, is now being converted into sample fabrics. The yarn hanks have been selected and are now being made into a series of physical prototypes to check before we proceed to manufacture

Making

The Alzheimer Scotland tartan, designed by Nan from Inverness, is now being converted into sample fabrics. The yarn hanks have been selected and are now being made into a series of physical prototypes to check before we proceed to manufacture

Judging

Today was judging day. From 131 Alzheimer Scotland tartan designs all created by people living with dementia across Scotland we have a shortlist of 7 to finally choose from. More soon…

Judging

Today was judging day. From 131 Alzheimer Scotland tartan designs all created by people living with dementia across Scotland we have a shortlist of 7 to finally choose from. More soon…

Winnie

This is Winnie’s design for the Alzheimer Scotland signature tartan. Winnie designed this tartan on 16 March, 2015 in Glasgow.

Winnie

This is Winnie’s design for the Alzheimer Scotland signature tartan. Winnie designed this tartan on 16 March, 2015 in Glasgow.

Martha

This is Martha’s design for the Alzheimer Scotland signature tartan. Martha designed this tartan on 16 March, 2015 in Glasgow.

Martha

This is Martha’s design for the Alzheimer Scotland signature tartan. Martha designed this tartan on 16 March, 2015 in Glasgow.