Bear Tartan farbric

[meinfs]

I noticed it ws described as 'Jura' which would mean 16 oz cloth from Marton Mills

One thing I noticed about the a-symmetry... look at the picture CLOSELY... the BOTTOM black line in the pic (horizontal) is on the OTHER side of the tartan. This MAY allow it to be cut and spliced, HOWEVER, the vertical kilt stripes will move from one side of the block to the other side at the splice. I'm ASSUMING that the grey / white pivot line just above the bottom of the picture is the MIDDLE of the bolt when I talk about the a-symmetry being splice-able... kind of.

Is this making sense?

Indeed, I had noticed that 'inverted' black line too. I'm guessing, just guessing, that it may have to do with the fact the Chris at beartartan had supplied me, quite generously, with fabric that's several inches longer than their normal 27" single-width. They don't come in double-width. That point may be the middle of the bolt if it were doubled. And yes, the vertical stripes would be reversed if I try to splice. And I have 8 yards of it so no need to join. I'm planning to make a box-pleated kilt.

This will be my first time working on a 16 oz heavyweight wool. Excited and anxious at the same time.