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jsrnephdoc
The video done by House of Edgar spends a bit of time talking about the "herringbone selvedge" apparently typical of the times when these six tartans were being woven. Barb Tewksbury sent me a picture of a tartan with herringbone selvedge. One reason it was attractive was that the selvedge "stripe" border coincided EXACTLY with the transition from one stripe to another in the fabric. I know little enough about looms and weaving so as to have no clue whether that's always the way it would be.
Can anyone enlighten me on this?
Thanks so much!
I certainly can't help you there! Although aesthetics do come into it. Kilts, tartans, tractors, cars, guns, rifles, fishing rods, combine harvesters etc., etc., and their construction have absolutely no interest to me. I am of the "you make it and I will fly it" school of thought" and that works for me! 
Last edited by Jock Scot; 15th August 25 at 02:32 AM.
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