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.

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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?
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Any advice is welcome

Best regards
Dutch Piper

If you wish to share the weaver it is OK.

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Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

If you wish to share the weaver it is OK.

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The Weaver is NB fabrics in the UK

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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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Yes indeed.