Tartan faults

**Dutch piper** · 13th October 16, 11:06 AM

I just received fabric in the "whisky tartan" for making a kilt.
The selvedge is a bit crooked in my opinion. I'm thinking of hemming this kilt.

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Also, the fabric has been skewed a lot on the roll. As you can see in the picture.
Is there a good way to straighten out the fabric?

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Any advice is welcome

Best regards
Dutch Piper

**Steve Ashton** · 13th October 16, 11:07 AM

If you wish to share the weaver it is OK.

**Dutch piper** · 13th October 16, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

If you wish to share the weaver it is OK.

The Weaver is NB fabrics in the UK

**Steve Ashton** · 13th October 16, 11:20 AM

I believe NB Fabrics in Holmforth is a retail store that sells fabrics and sewing notions. I do not believe that they are the actual weavers who produced this fabric.

**Dutch piper** · 13th October 16, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

I believe NB Fabrics in Holmforth is a retail store that sells fabrics and sewing notions. I do not believe that they are the actual weavers who produced this fabric.

Steve, I got the fabric from the person who had the tartan designed. He told me he had it woven by N Batley Ltd (they are called NB Fabrics now) in Huddersfield.

That's all I know.
I'm more interested in a way to fix the skewing if possible

**Steve Ashton** · 13th October 16, 11:55 AM

With two people.

One grabs the fabric at one corner, The other grabs at the opposite corner.

Yank, hard. Repeat.

Then lay the fabric over a large surface wider than from selvedge to selvedge.

Steam the bejebbers out of the fabric straightening the skew with your hands as you go.

**Pleater** · 14th October 16, 05:16 PM

If it is newly unrolled I suggest using the grain of the fabric to cut the fabric, perhaps leaving enough extra to be able to hem it, just in case, then wet the fabric and hang it by the selvedge. Fold it carefully to whatever length of washing line you have and use lots of pegs, then let it hang and drip - hopefully the twist will come out.
If you plan to pull it straight, spray it to damp it first, then keep the cloth straight as it dries.

The teacher at school who took us for sewing was adamant that skewed fabric was permanently twisted - after three washes the twist was gone and every seam in the blouses we made was slanted.

Anne the Pleater