Fraser and Kirkbright: experiences with their tartan

[Mike1]

Beerbecue, can you re-post the image of the selvedge? Apparently it got dumped after Alan H saw it.

[beerbecue]

Weird, I see it just fine........ you really don't see a big picture of the tartan??

Anywho, the only flaw, well, the flaw, in the F&K selvedge is in the red stripe in the AH McD of Isles sett. The last red, horizontal stripe is thinner than in the sett above it. Other than that......

The selvedge of the Lochcarron is perfect, you can't even tell it is the edge, except of course that it is the edge.

Perhaps the difference in the wool explains the 'thickness' difference I see in the two pieces of 16 oz. I have from the two manufacturers.... The F&K is 'flatter' and the Lochcarron is 'pillowier' - I am not sure how else to describe it.....

Since this is only the SECOND piece of 100% wool I have worked with, I can only give impressions based on my experience, and I would not presume to come off as an expert, by ANY stretch.

If a PERFECT selvedge is what is really needed, then the F&K most likely will not do. It isn't shiny, or have major distortions in the sett like other selvedges I have seen, but it does have a minor flaw in the sett. This won't bother me when I use it to experiment on a new kilt design, or on an 8-yarder I make for myself (cuz its inexpensive), but it may come into play on a large investment......