The larger island includes the Isle of Skye which is in Scotland, the western part of the united kingdom and boasts of cultural heritage. One of these symbols, and one that gives an instant item of the Isle of Skye and its inhabitants is the Isle of Skye Tartan. Really, the isle of Skye is a wonderful place to visit, filled with the rich history – the meaning of this name is “Island of Clouds” and in Gaelic it’s translates as “Misty Isle” In indeed the isle is all about mists, where hills start rolling and the line between the island and the sea is blurred. The tartan is of green and blue shades, which represent the rich vegetation and vast fields of Smith’s native place, namely the Isle of Skye.
This fabric is specified to be a representation of the real tawniness of the island: heathery purples and grand sea greens coupled with rich burgundy brown and understated grey or off-white vertical stripe. It means these colors are inspired by the mist and clouds where the Isle of Skye is surrounded and the second is trying to bring the main cultural values of Scotland.
And, indeed, the Isle of Skye as populated even in the Viking Age when the Scandinavian seamen first occupied the island. In the later years of the island development, different clans settled in the island such as the MacLeods and the MacDonalds and the MacKinnons. These clans were part of pre-history of Scotland and they are still present up to the present time in one way or the other.
The tartan refers to the modern tartan that is used to symbolize the isle of Skye while the original tartans refer to the ones used by the people of the isle of Skye. The tartan has basic elaborations, but it is magnificent; blue and green wide stripes extend with the narrow black stripes in between. Due to the harmony of the shades and balanced pattern, it is one of the favoured designs for those who, wish to demonstrate the relation with the Isle of Skye.
