Tartan ribbon

Tartan ribbon

Ribbons with a tartan pattern mimic the kilt, the main item in Scottish national costume. In its current form, this knee-length skirt dates back to the 18th century and although used initially as a wrapping around the 4 o’clock tea biscuits, ribbon with a tartan pattern quickly spread around the world as gift packaging, hair bows for young girls, flower binding and other applications. This pattern was woven on an NH2 53 4/42 SNO4B needle loom with open weft needles and a free choice of weft thread sequences. Weft colour selection on this machine takes place via the first four heald shafts via a specially designed weft thread guide.