It's 9:30 pm Fri. night and I just returned from the mainland to return the damaged X Marks Tartan to Gordon at Fraser & Kirkbright.

Here's the story on this fabric....

This is the damaged fabric that I rejected. It is my opinion that the Selvedge is totally unusable. (Please see the pics in the thread referanced above.) In many places the damage extends greater than 2" into the selvedge edges. Where we originally hoped to find usable lengths I later found small rips in the opposite edge.
There are also oil and grease spots on many areas from what I assume was the bearing that failed on the finishing machine.
The entire two rolls have internal stresses that can be seen when you lay the fabric out flat. The Tartan pattern is not straight and there are ripples and bulges that won't lay flat.

In my opinion this fabric with the damage was not what our members paid for so I rejected the entire lot and returned it to Gordon. Gordon was a true gentleman and accepted my decision without question and has agreed to re-weave the entire order at his own expense. In an attempt to recover some of his loss he has offered the fabric to the public as remnants.

It is only my opinion but I would not use this fabric for a kilt. Not a kilt of any kind except perhaps a mini cheerleader kilt that is made of small pieces. It is perfectly suited for almost any other use you can think of. Vests, ties, flashes, linings, sporrans, car seat cushions, your cat's bed, almost anything but a kilt.

The price is completely reasonable and Gordon really needs to get something for this fabric. If anyone has a project that is just crying for a small piece of X Marks Tartan I say let's help Gordon out and buy the entire lot.

But kilts, no, unless you are ready to accept something just for the low price.

For further details on the re-weave of the 16oz. X Marks Tartan please see my post under the X Marks Tartan thread.