I have about 2.5 metres of 16oz tartan I'd like to make a scarf of.

It's double width cloth at around 140cm/55".

The finished scarf should have fringed sides and purled ends. To save tartan real estate I thought about ripping the cloth weftwise and sewing two pieces together to get to around 180cm length before purling.

Does anybody have experience with this? Will this fray more because it's not the warp that runs the length of the scarf but the weft?

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Originally Posted by gealach

I have about 2.5 metres of 16oz tartan I'd like to make a scarf of.

It's double width cloth at around 140cm/55".

The finished scarf should have fringed sides and purled ends. To save tartan real estate I thought about ripping the cloth weftwise and sewing two pieces together to get to around 180cm length before purling.

Does anybody have experience with this? Will this fray more because it's not the warp that runs the length of the scarf but the weft?

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It's the wrong cloth to make a scarf with and a waste of good material. You'd be better sourcing some different cloth.

I know... but it's about the tartan which is not available in any other material/weight.

What's your tartan? Locharron makes nice soft scarves in a wide range of tartans.

It's the Scottish Wildcat tartan.

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Originally Posted by gealach

It's the Scottish Wildcat tartan.

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Ach aye. That, I doubt that they would have although you could (presumably putatively) suggest it to them.

They don't have the reproduction and distribution rights, so I'm sure they couldn't have and/or make it.

As far as I'm aware, there's not much of the stuff left and I'm very glad to have some because I love that tartan.

I tend to agree regarding material choice. I made a infinity tartan scarf of mid-weight for my daughter. While it looked good, she found it too rigid and scratchy to wear.

And please do not even think of creating an abomination like these.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/a...id=32853&stc=1

lol... what are those even called? (EDIT: Although I have to say the grey 'scarf' looks to be well made, doesn't it?)

No, I thought about a normal scarf but consisting of two neatly joined pieces of tartan. Basically as if I were to join the two lengths of tartan for a kilt, minus the selvedge.

I might in fact try to line the inside with silk. What do you think about that?