{"id":1,"date":"2023-03-20T01:12:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T01:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/?p=1"},"modified":"2024-10-21T22:19:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T02:19:48","slug":"tartans-of-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/2023\/03\/20\/tartans-of-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Tartans of Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Oh, Scottish tartans! That’s great — I can learn famous tartans while I puzzle.” Educational puzzling!

In retrospect, I am left with the question — Why did I even want to learn famous tartans? (I mean, I know: An over-abundance of fiction glorifying the Highlands and what-not ….) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This 1000-piece Cobble Hill puzzle was truly difficult. One small reason was the printing of the puzzle — the photo online looks bright and distinctive, but in practice, the puzzle’s colors were darker and muddier. But it was primarily the subject matter that made it so hard — tartan after tartan after tartan, and it turns out that tartans have lots of really similar color patterns. Also, there were so many that each tartan just has a few pieces dedicated to it, so each piece may show some green and blue — and there are tons of tartans with greens and blues in them. Then, when I tried to do it by using the Scottish names … I realized that there are a lot<\/em> of Scottish names beginning with Mac. Like, more than two of the rows were wholly dedicated to “Mac” names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended to do with bright lights, good vision (or eyeglasses), and a lot of patience. High difficulty bang per buck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trigger warning: Be prepared for every Scottish character from books and movies (and, I guess, history) to remind you of their themselves. “Beam me up, Scotty!” “I’m Connor MacLeod from the Clan MacLeod.” “… colonized by wankers” … and so on. And, the inevitable thoughts of colonialism, nationalism, modern day politics, independence movements, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, you may be tempted to design your own family tartan and\/or crest afterwards, and there are many online sites for that. If you go full-out, you can even register your own family tartan — https:\/\/www.tartanregister.gov.uk\/index .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finished: March 20, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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… Well, assembling the edges wasn’t terrible … <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Um. … I have assembled one distinctive tartan (MacLeod). There’s lots more to go … sort them into greenish and reddish tartans? That approach is NOT going to work for the whole puzzle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A better approach: Solve for the letters and the boundaries between the rows. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Keep going on that approach, filling in all little bits of white around each tartan. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Success! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The colors in the actual puzzle are not as brilliant and distinctive — overall it’s a lot darker, and the tartans look a lot more similar …. And the same goes for the 18th century-style painting at the bottom which ends up looking rather dreary. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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