Steve and the XMTS Tartan Fabric

[Tartan Hiker]

Yes, the fringe will show on the inside, but no one should be looking at the inside of your kilt....

Well...that's no fun at all, Barb!!!

Seriously, as others have said I'll also be happy to offer shelter to yardage that is left unclaimed.

[fhpdo]

Steve ,
You can add me to the list of people that will happily take any unclaimed/unwanted tartan off your hands at full price.
Thanks,
John

[Cherub]

*Cherub Raises hand*

please add me to the queue for extra material, I may only be able to afford 5 yards or so with my EI running out and all but i will take it at the original price.

[TheKiltedCoder]

I finally got the e-mail from Steve, and I'll add my name to the list of the others who are declining the offered discount.

Steve, after all the work you've put into this.... Well, my heart goes out to you. I've had projects fall in the toilet before, as well. I expect I'd sleep no better tonight if the tartan had a kilting selvedge on it rather than the fringe. So, if I ever do make it north of the border, I'll be perfectly happy to buy you a nice bottle of your favorite single malt.

I did ask Steve to put the blind hem in on it, as my old 1950's model Singer doesn't really do blind hems all that well. In order to get that hem, though, I'm perfectly willing to wait until the very end of the list of recipients. I've got another kilt I'm trying to finish, and am not in any urgent need of the tartan at this point.

I'd also like to say I've been very heartened by the response of those others that have posted to this thread, and can only hope that the general response that Steve's received has been the same. But XMTS really is a community, and reminds me so much of what the Internet was like back in the early '90's.

Take care and God bless,

Brian

[RockyR]

Since I've been asked by several members who plan on sending me their fabric, I figured I'd weigh in for those who asked or are going to ask:

1. We make MANY PV kilts with a fringed selvedge, so it does not HAVE to be hemmed, but can be.

2. If Steve is willing to blind hem the fabric for free and you'd like a blind hem rather than a fringed selvedge, you can gladly do that. Ask to have the selvedge surged (cutting off the fringe) and hemmed 1.5" to 2".

It will still make a very nice kilt either way.

[ronstew]

I have one or Rocky's kilts with tartan from the same source. I did not realise that it is fringed until this issue arose and I looked.