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4th February 25, 04:28 PM
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 What's Up with That Selvedge?
I've been getting into my new copy of TAoK, and checking out some of the Hebridean tartans at HoE. These all appear to have a "tuck-in" selvedge. I know that I'll most likely be using double-width in whatever I end up getting, so is this type selvedge going to be a problem? Never heard of it.
On a side note: Warrior Poet is a tartan in the running, but from online samples I can't tell for sure if it is symmetrical or how big the sett is.
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4th February 25, 09:10 PM
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4th February 25, 09:17 PM
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 Originally Posted by bookish
What is TAoK?
Sorry. It's the book, The Art of Kiltmaking.
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5th February 25, 12:00 AM
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A tuck-edge is not selvedge (self-edge). It is a feature of cloth woven on super fast looms and the result is a horrid visual line about half an inch in from the edge that I just can't unsee.
The general move towards a tuck-edge also means the lose of traditional finishes such as herringbone, chevron selvedges and selvedge patterns. Fortunately, some mills have seen the commercial appeal of these techniques and have converted at least one of their looms to be able to offer a selvedge on one edge of their single-width cloth. Only one weaver, Andrew Elliot Ltd, still has looms that weave a selvedge on both sides.
For more on selvedges - https://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/Tr...e_patterns.pdf
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5th February 25, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by figheadair
A tuck-edge is not selvedge (self-edge). It is a feature of cloth woven on super fast looms and the result is a horrid visual line about half an inch in from the edge that I just can't unsee.
The general move towards a tuck-edge also means the lose of traditional finishes such as herringbone, chevron selvedges and selvedge patterns. Fortunately, some mills have seen the commercial appeal of these techniques and have converted at least one of their looms to be able to offer a selvedge on one edge of their single-width cloth. Only one weaver, Andrew Elliot Ltd, still has looms that weave a selvedge on both sides.
For more on selvedges - https://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/Tr...e_patterns.pdf
Thanks for that link, it explains a lot. I can definitely see that line you are talking about in the example they show.
Last edited by BlueSilver; 6th February 25 at 08:54 AM.
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