New member in FL

**piperDave** · 3rd December 10, 02:30 AM

Hello, I'm a piping student (3 years on at the moment) who has made his own kilts. The last two were made following the excellent instructions in Tewksbury & Stuehmeyer and the supplement published on the internet by Newsome & Tewksbury. I've just started a McNeil of Barra, Modern, pleated to the sett. All of the tartan I've purchased (Strathmore and Dalgleish) has had a slight offset to the pattern in the last inch of so of width at the selvege edge.; i.e. it is straight across the width until the very edge where it kinks slightly. The fabric is flat; I assume the distortion is due to extra threads and perhaps extra tension at the edge.
How do you deal with this?
Thanks for your help.

Dave

**Maclachlan** · 3rd December 10, 02:37 AM

Dave from a former Floridian!

**BoldHighlander** · 3rd December 10, 02:42 AM

...from the far nw corner of Washington state!

**Chas** · 3rd December 10, 02:58 AM

Hello Dave,

Welcome to XMarks from the other side of the Atlantic in Norfolk, England.

Barbara Tewksbury is a member here - you could ask her yourself.

Regards

Chas

**McClef** · 3rd December 10, 04:08 AM

from South Wales UK!

**JolyStNicholas** · 3rd December 10, 04:14 AM

Welcome ta ya laddie from Central Fla. Ya didn't mention where
in the state ya were stand"in. We can always use another piper.

Be well and Be blessed.

JolyStNicholas