Interesting weaving issue

[RockyR]

SNIP
I've only encountered this a couple of times before, and both previous times was with an asymmetric tartan. The mill reversed the sett at the center fold in order to make it possible for a kiltmaker to split 4 yards of double width and make a kilt without a hem. Again, it's fine for kiltmaking, but wouldn't be OK for other applications where the full width needs to have a continuous sett.

IF the mill did this to an asymmetrical tartan (I know for a fact Marton Mills does it on their Stewart Hunting for example), when you cut and splice the cloth, you'll have to have half of it with the twill running ///// and the other half with the twill running \\\\\\. That's the problem when trying to 'cheat it' by just doing a mirror image in the middle.

I do like the kilt you made from that cloth though, Barb. Very nice!

[Barb T]

..you'll have to have half of it with the twill running ///// and the other half with the twill running \\\\\\.

As long as all you do is rotate the cut piece, and not flip it over, the twill will run exactly the same way:

\\\\\\ rotated 180 degrees still looks like \\\\\\ (try it on a piece of paper if you don't believe me!!).

It's only when you flip it so that the inverse side is up that the twill reverses.