What's with this fabric?

[cavscout]

Yep, that's Anderson Tartan. One of you had better get it. Worry about the edge later, you can make something work.

[Schultz]

Yeah, worry about the edge later. The fabric I'm working with has no kilting selvedge at all and goes from a twill weave to a plain weave at the edge, but a little hemming and a good press of the edge will take care of it.

The only problem is the actual hemming itself, which is a right PITA!!!

[chasem]

I think she took those pictures in poor lighting or something. but yeah, one of us should get it.

I figure it will be ok with a hem.

[cavscout]

Could you post a link to this auction so I could "better educate" myself ;)

[pdcorlis]

The photos posted in this thread look daffy because of a "color balance" mismatch. The digital camera was set to "daylight" balance and they were shot under "indoor" lighting. That always makes things look yellow/orange.

[RockyR]

It looks like the Anderson tartan... the different color variations could be due to your monitor and/or the fact that different mills use different dyes in their different colors. Stewart of Appin Hntg from HOE and Strathmore are COMPLETELY different, but they're the exact same tartan.

The wool looks like "blanket weight" wool. It's a wool/felt blend which is "puffier" than $50/yard wool. Can you make a kilt from it? Yes. Will it look like a $500 kilt? never. I'm not trying to burst any bubbles... I'm not speaking to the skill of the maker, just the material itself.

It's the old saying... you get what you pay for. Is this wool blend an acceptable replacement for $50/yard wool? That's your call.

If you DO end up buying it, let me know what you think of the material and let me know if I'm right about the "puffiness" of it compared to HOE or Strathmore wool.

[chasem]

I asked for a weaver as well, but I didn't get an answer to that question (I don't know whether or not that means she doesn't know, or just missed the question).