Tweedie Tartan Collection
Tweedie Family Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Tweedie name with a Scottish heritage tartan — an old family of the upper Tweed, whose name is written in the river itself.
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About the Tweedie Family Tartan
The Tweedie name — also Tweedy and Tweddle — is a Scottish territorial name, taken from lands by the River Tweed, and the family are best known as the Tweedies of Drumelzier in Tweeddale, in the upper valley of that great Border river.
As a family name rather than a Highland clan, Tweedie is most fittingly matched with a Tweedie or Borders district tartan. This collection brings a fitting Scottish tartan into wearable apparel, accessories, home decor and heritage gifts.
Tweedie Tartan Pattern and Colours
This collection draws on a cool ground of teal and green crossed with black and lifted by a soft line — the colours of river water and hill grass, fitting for a family whose name is that of the Tweed itself.
Tweedie Heritage
The Tweedies held Drumelzier in Peeblesshire from the fourteenth century, in the high green country of the upper Tweed, and a romantic tradition holds that the first of the name was born to a lady of that house while her husband was away at the wars, and was said — with more poetry than fact — to be the son of the spirit of the river.
For three centuries the Tweedies were among the lairds of Tweeddale, and knew the feuds of the Border country, above all with the neighbouring Veitches. In time the Drumelzier lands passed away from the family, and Tweedies are found through Lanarkshire and the western Lowlands, from where the name spread with the emigrations across the world.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those of the Tweedie, Tweedy and Tweddle name, families with Tweeddale, Peeblesshire and Lanarkshire roots, and anyone who wishes to honour an old Border name.
- ✓ Tweedie and Tweedy family
- ✓ Tweeddale and Drumelzier roots
- ✓ Peeblesshire and Lanarkshire heritage
- ✓ Family gatherings and reunions
- ✓ Scottish ancestry gifts
- ✓ Teal and green tartan style
How to Wear Tweedie Tartan
A Tweedie family or district tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts — easy to style for everyday heritage wear, family occasions and meaningful gifts.
Tweedie Family Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Tweedie name, the tartan its members wear and why it matters for Scottish heritage shoppers.
Does Tweedie have its own tartan?
Those of the name may wear a Tweedie tartan or a Borders district tartan, as a family name rather than a Highland clan.
What does the name Tweedie mean?
It is a territorial name taken from lands by the River Tweed in the Borders.
Where is the Tweedie name from?
From Tweeddale in Peeblesshire, where the family held Drumelzier, and later from Lanarkshire and the west.
What is the legend of the Tweedies?
A romantic tradition made the first of the name the son of the spirit of the river — a tale of poetry rather than record.
How else is the name spelled?
Tweedy and Tweddle are the common variant spellings.
Who can wear the Tweedie tartan?
Anyone of the Tweedie or Tweedy name, or with a family connection, can wear a Tweedie or district tartan.
Carry the Tweedie Name with Pride
Discover Tweedie and district tartan clothing, accessories and gifts — honouring Drumelzier, Tweeddale and the great Border river.
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