BEWARE - Fraser and Kirkbright Hunting Stewart

[Alan H]

Be aware that the currently available (November 2012) Hunting Stewart tartan from Fraser and Kirkbrights "remnants" area is not laid out symmetrically over the width of the cloth. You'll notice that the red and yellow lines appear to be symmetrical, but if you look closely at the patterns in between the lines, it's not.

You can't buy half the length of cloth that you need, measure up from the selvedge and cut, and then assemble the two halves. Trust me, I just ruined 3 yards and $50 worth of material finding this out the hard way. If you want to use the selvedged edge, you will have to buy a full length of tartan. The other option is to hem the kilt.

Now to figure out if I can salvage this disaster. I'll save you the cursing.

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EDIT - OK, I got lucky. I cut the material such that if I flip one piece, and then serge the raw edge, and then hem it, it'll be fine. It'll be about 3/4 on an inch shorter than I'd planned, which is also fine. It's not what I'd planned, but it will work perfectly fine. My own kilt made out of this material in a different tartan is done this way and it's held up well over 3+ years of wearing.