Two Questions (tartan and vendor)

[Barb T]

Ditto what Matt has said. Depends on the weight of the fabric and the mill that's weaving it. I've had very good success simply asking what the repeat is in inches.

If you get a swatch to measure, be sure that you know what the tartan looks like, because a typical swatch for a really big repeat A-B-A-C -type tartan will actually be bigger than the swatch, and it's easy to make a mistake in measuring if you don't know what the tartan looks like (voice of experience - I made that mistake with the weathered Stewart, old sett - ordered it on the basis of a repeat I saw in a 9" swatch, and the _true_ repeat was over 15"!! The stuff is _still_ sitting on my shelf....). Anyone want a good deal on 8 yards of Stewart Old Sett, 16 oz???

Cheers,

Barb

[chasem]

How good of a deal?

I was originally just looking for a rough idea, but I emailed Lochcarron, and they said that their Maclachlan in 13 oz had a 19cm sett, where their MacEwen had a 29cm sett.