The end of traditional tartan - a personal view

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BCAC, one could argue that the old/true selvedge is better because the selvedge is the same consistency as the rest of the material, whereas the tuck selvedge crams more thread into the same amount of space which often results in a selvedge that's a bit heavier on one color or another than the rest of the tartan. This also adds a little thickness to the material.

That said, to me that aspect isn't a deal breaker. Granted I haven't spent as much time with the true selvedge to get as good a feel for it.