origins of the right-hand fringe

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If the Grant swordsman's plaid has contrasting selvedge, how can it look the same around all the edges?

It's possible to weave a selvedge mark at the ends too but it's technically challenging and only something a very experienced weaver could do. I've found three historical examples and recreated the techqiue once.

http://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/Two...ish_County.pdf

http://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/A_C...buie_Plaid.pdf