The Scottish Tartans Society (STS), now defunct, was a society committed to the recording and preservation of woven tartan designs from around the world; it maintained the Register of All Publicly Known Tartans. The society was first formed in 1963 and existed for about 40 years. The Scottish Tartans Society ceased to record new tartan designs in about the year 2000, having recorded about 2,700 different designs. Today, Scottish Tartans World Register (STWR) keeps the archives of the STS and has assumed the job of recording new tartans upon request, and has about 3,000 different tartan designs recorded and registered.
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