Quote Originally Posted by Hothir Ethelnor View Post
Neat.

I like the look of the colours but I prefer the tighter, more numerous yarns of commercial tartan weaves I think the thinner stripes look a bit bare being only 2 yarns wide.

I am interested in weaving tartan do you care to PM me with info on your loom and yarn?
Fine two thread stripes are a feature of many C18th setts and only later were broadened. The highlight that a fine stripe adds is subtle but very distinctive. Four or more threads can have the effect of over dominating the design. It's a technique, like a number of others that the trade no longer want to do for some reason, perhaps it's the economics. Another classic one was the use of a herringbone selvedge or a selvedge mark or pattern.

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