This tartan takes us to a place where Darkness is Absolute. A place where reliance on your brother is a means of survival. A place where the working man carries his lunch can far beneath the ocean, and under the earth's surface working the black seam; an endless ribbon of steel his only link to fresh air and blue skies.
Family, friends and sunshine are the simple pleasure that fill a coal miner's life. Their struggles, sacrifices and contributions live on in story, song, and now textile.
Blue represents the sky and ocean, yellow sunshine, grey identifies steel rails and black is coal.
This tartan is a tribute to celebrate their lives and commemorate the legacy of coal miners, their families and communities who are bonded globally.
Designed by: Deana A Lloy
Co Written by: Deana Lloy & Steve Drake, former Union President