Tearing Tweed

[piperdbh]

I'm about to start work on a tweed kilt skirt for my wife. I suspect I can simply year the fabric just like worsted wool tartan wool even though it's herringbone, but I thought I'd just check in with anyone who has used the fabric before first. Tear it or cut it?

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I ripped my first piece of tartan today, but I haven't messed with my tweed. However, tweed is woven from a heavier (and maybe stronger) yarn than worsted tartan, so if it were me, I'd cut it.

What colors is your tweed?

[Paul Henry]

I ripped my first piece of tartan today, but I haven't messed with my tweed. However, tweed is woven from a heavier (and maybe stronger) yarn than worsted tartan, so if it were me, I'd cut it.

What colors is your tweed?

Actually tweed can be made from almost any sort of weight of yarn. The term tweed isn't actually a rigid classification! Some of the looser weaves I might be a little hesitant, but to date I've ripped Harris tweeds, Heavy Italian ones, Marton mills ones, and not had a problem, but I do test a little first , jsut to be sure.

[xman]

Damn. Validator decided to take the table for crafty xmas cards and tomorrow is too busy to start. I'll have to wait till Saturday, xmas day to start this next one.

[Whidbey78]

Damn. Validator decided to take the table for crafty xmas cards and tomorrow is too busy to start. I'll have to wait till Saturday, xmas day to start this next one.

It's always something.

I'm usually one to err on the side of caution. Ripping is faster, but if I have any doubt at all I cut.

Looks like a nice fabric based on the avatar. Where did you get it?

[xman]

Where did you get it?

Marton Mills again.