Can I (or you) identify mill by selvedge?

[NeightRG]

I was lucky enough to get this heavy weight Cameron Hunting Ancient wool tartan (heaviest I've handled yet - I imagine it's 16oz) but the downside of getting it second (or third) hand, is that I have no idea what mill it came from.

Long shot, but is there any info in this picture that gives anybody a clue what mill it came from?



Any help is much appreciated.

[NeightRG]

Forgot to mention - it's 56" selvedge to selvedge.

[MacMillan's son]

Just a thought NRG, but a larger picture of the tartan may give some more clues (colors, sett size, twill direction etc.)

Good luck with it, I am sure you will get some good feedback soon.

[xman]

These colours do not look Ancient, but Reproduction/weathered to me. If that's the case, then I would bet first that this is D.C. Dalgleish cloth.

[figheadair]

These colours do not look Ancient, but Reproduction/weathered to me. If that's the case, then I would bet first that this is D.C. Dalgleish cloth.

Agreed.

[NeightRG]

If this is Dalgleish cloth, I'd better find the guy I got it from and throw some money at him...

Here's a couple more pictures, threw an American quarter dollar on for scale.





I got the MacCleod from the same guy, and while the weight feels the same, the hand is somewhat less "hard" and course.

[NeightRG]

Just did a thread count - they're both somewhere near 40 warp threads per inch, the weft being somewhat less tightly woven at around 30.

[Downunder Kilt]

I would say it's Cameron Hunting weathered, Lochcarron strome, just looks to have that tuck in selvedge. If it is then you should feel thickness for about half an inch up from the selvedge

[NeightRG]

Just had a feel on the selvedge on both - a very, very slight hint at extra stiffness for the outermost two or three warp threads.

But then, everything else I've handled has had a fringe edge, or a pretty stiff, kind of gluey feeling edge for about 1/3 inch.

Good to be holding some of the nice stuff.

[NeightRG]

Also, just looked at the Cameron hunting weathered tartans on the Dalgleish and Lochcarron - Lochcarron's version has three red stripes, and Dalgleish has two.

This is proving to be a very interesting study... What have I done? ;-)