Buccleuch Check Lightweight Tartan Fabric

Reiver 10oz Tartan Fabric, sold by the metre.

Buccleuch Lightweight Check is a classic white and black based check with a blue overcheck, woven using 100% Pure New Wool at our mill in Selkirk, Scotland.

The Buccleuch family and their estate, Bowhill in the Scottish Borders holds a vast amount of Scottish History. In 1322, King Robert the Bruce a woodland once covered in hills, valleys and rivers to the Scott clan, the ancestors of today’s Buccleuch family, in recognition of their loyalty. This tartan was designed by Sir Richard W Griffiths, Colonel of the 4th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, in 1908 and used for the pipers' plaids. The tartan was later adopted by Earl Haig's family since he was also a Colonel of the battalion and hence known as the Haig Check. It was also known as the Gladstone Check.

Woven using 100% Pure New Wool this tartan is available for made to measure products, accessories, soft furnishings and craft projects. Made here in our mill in Selkirk, Scotland.

Tartan: Buccleuch Check. (Also known as the Haig Check and the Gladstone Check.)

Dimensions: Width: 150cm (59").

Composition: 100% Pure New Wool.

Weight: 320/325 gms per linear metre 10oz per linear yard.

Pattern Repeat: Warp 12.6cm Weft 13.0cm.

Wash Care Instructions: Dry Clean Only.