Tartan faults

[Dutch piper]

I just received fabric in the "whisky tartan" for making a kilt.
The selvedge is a bit crooked in my opinion. I'm thinking of hemming this kilt.



Also, the fabric has been skewed a lot on the roll. As you can see in the picture.
Is there a good way to straighten out the fabric?


Any advice is welcome

Best regards
Dutch Piper

[Steve Ashton]

If you wish to share the weaver it is OK.

[Dutch piper]

If you wish to share the weaver it is OK.

The Weaver is NB fabrics in the UK

[Steve Ashton]

I believe NB Fabrics in Holmforth is a retail store that sells fabrics and sewing notions. I do not believe that they are the actual weavers who produced this fabric.

[Dutch piper]

I believe NB Fabrics in Holmforth is a retail store that sells fabrics and sewing notions. I do not believe that they are the actual weavers who produced this fabric.

Steve, I got the fabric from the person who had the tartan designed. He told me he had it woven by N Batley Ltd (they are called NB Fabrics now) in Huddersfield.

That's all I know.
I'm more interested in a way to fix the skewing if possible

[Steve Ashton]

With two people.

One grabs the fabric at one corner, The other grabs at the opposite corner.

Yank, hard. Repeat.

Then lay the fabric over a large surface wider than from selvedge to selvedge.

Steam the bejebbers out of the fabric straightening the skew with your hands as you go.

[Dutch piper]

Thanks Steve,

Fortunatly the skewing only occurs on the last yard or so.
I was thinking on hanging the fabric in the bathroom and let it hang out.

[figheadair]

The cloth appears to show a 'tuck-edge' rather than a selvedge. The uneveness seems to be a feature of one colour, the gray, which suggests that there is a difference in spinning quality of that batch and it has therefore shrunk differently uring the finishing process.

[Dutch piper]

figheadair

I presume you're referring to the crooked "selvedge".
I will have to check if the entire length has the same problem.

My supplier told me it was the first of a new roll. He is willing to send me a new piece of fabric if I can't get the skewing out.

[figheadair]

figheadair

I presume you're referring to the crooked "selvedge".
I will have to check if the entire length has the same problem.

My supplier told me it was the first of a new roll. He is willing to send me a new piece of fabric if I can't get the skewing out.

Yes indeed.