Tartan Challenge

[MacKenzie]

This stripe. Pardon my clumsy tartan terminology.

[figheadair]

This stripe. Pardon my clumsy tartan terminology.

Ah, got it. That's because it's not a pivot, merely part of the sett and therefore such a stripe will always appear off centre to one or other pivot. Other than being part of the sett, it has nothing to do per se with the size or the repeat.

[MacKenzie]

So... pivots?

[figheadair]

Yes, those are the pivots.

[MacGumerait]

Not sure if this is relevant , but the sett looks fairly large .

[figheadair]

Not sure if this is relevant , but the sett looks fairly large .

And so, what might you deduce? What other questions might that raise?

[MacGumerait]

And so, what might you deduce? What othrr questions might that raise?

Given the large sett , perhaps this was used for something other than kilt making ( although some kilt fabrics are purposely woven in an oversized sett ) . Perhaps this was used for a Laird's Plaid ?