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Nevada is known for its desert bighorn sheep — the official state animal — and the desert tortoise, its official reptile. But there are other official designations that are lesser known, including a ...

A nationwide appeal for tartan memorabilia has been launched in Scotland for a major exhibition celebrating the world-famous fabric. Curators at V&A Dundee, a popular U.K. museum located in Dundee, ...

Textile designers and tartan experts have banded together to recreate the oldest piece of Scottish tartan for modern production, allowing fans of the famed plaid to wear a piece of history. Using ...

A scrap of weathered fabric, discovered four decades ago in a peat bog, is the world’s oldest piece of tartan, with new analysis determining it dates to the 16th century. The textile was found in the ...

Jonathan Faiers is the author of Tartan, the book which was the inspiration for the V&A Dundee exhibition. He's also one of the curators of the exhibition. “Oldest”, “rarest”, “most celebrated” … ...

Out is the minimalist, modern farmhouse style, and in is the layered, colorful, and print-heavy—making tartan a no-brainer.

The Scottish Register of Tartans has officially recognized and accepted onto the registry the tartan proposed on behalf of the City of Broken Arrow, Scotfest organizers announced this week. The black, ...

Men and women in kilts or plaids will carry Scottish tartans up the historic steps of Memorial Presbyterian Church, 36 Sevilla St., at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, for the annual Kirkin’ of the Tartans.