"Hard" tartan

[cruiser348]

Is "hard tartan" something the mills are starting to do as a stock option or is this something specifically for custom weaves?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Is "hard tartan" something the mills are starting to do as a stock option or is this something specifically for custom weaves?

Like the teasle raised finish, it's an option for the custom weaves only.

The great majority of people will want the tartan for their kilt woven and finished as standard. The "hard tartan" option, and the softer, teasle raised option, would be for that minority of people who want a little something different, either a crisp, hard hand, or a softer hand to their cloth.