X marks Damaged Selvedge

[Colin]

Let's be fair folks. Besides Steve's very detailed warning about the selvage, the Fraser and Kirkbright website even lists the stuff as "X Marks Selvedge Damaged".

I understand that some people have managed to get a few yards that are workable, but no one can say they didn't know what they were getting. It's been made pretty clear that the material is damaged. People that seem to be getting the workable yards also seem to be the folks that have called and spoken to Gordon, or someone else at F&K as opposed to email. If someone wanted primo top of the line tartan, they ordered it in the bulk order.

Gordon at F&K and Steve have worked very hard to make sure that the orders that are generated by members here are top notch. That is why this batch is available for all right now.

I feel for you Moosedog and I understand the disappointment, but 2-3 months is a long time. Sales and closeout items are always a buyer beware situation. A better deal (or a worse deal) may always come up at any time. Thanks for the warning though, as people should be aware they may not get as nice of a piece as others have lucked out with.T hat's the luck of the draw.

Hopefully you can still make the material work.

[auld argonian]

Let's be fair folks. Besides Steve's very detailed warning about the selvage, the Fraser and Kirkbright website even lists the stuff as "X Marks Selvedge Damaged".

I understand that some people have managed to get a few yards that are workable, but no one can say they didn't know what they were getting. It's been made pretty clear that the material is damaged. People that seem to be getting the workable yards also seem to be the folks that have called and spoken to Gordon, or someone else at F&K as opposed to email. If someone wanted primo top of the line tartan, they ordered it in the bulk order.

Oh, I'm not complaining at all...it was a serious mark down and ANY 16 oz. wool would be cheap at the price. I'm just going to see how well I do with this and if it turns out well, I may toss in for more yardage from the next run and "do it again only better". Gotta start somewhere and it's cheaper than golf and I'll have something to wear when it's done...

Best

AA

[Pleater]

I have both selvaged and hemmed kilts - but without going and looking I couldn't tell you which they were - well, the pinstripes will have to be because of the nature of the pattern, but what I mean is that if you make a neat job of it, no one seeing you out strutting your pleats will be able to tell that you are wearing a hemmed kilt rather than one with a selvage - in fact, if it was a lightish material a hem would give it a little more swing, which might not be a bad thing.

If you take off the fabric for the waistband etc as a strip cut from selvage to selvage - or where it would have been - then the full width of the material can be used to reduce the presence of the damage on the kilt to a minimum.

Wool is wonderfully malleable, yet resilient - if it was not for the unfortunate attentions of moths it would be a perfect fibre.

Making a kilt from this poor unfortunate fabric might require more ingenuity than using perfect stuff - but I enjoy a challenge - luckily there are many miles between it and me or I might have been tempted...

[O'Neille]

I made this kilt http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=31841 from the most damaged selvedge side of a 8 meter length. I personally think it turned out great. If I could buy other tartans with damaged selvedge for less than $20 per meter, I'd have a room full. I had the same twangs of jealousy when I heard that others got some without visible damage. I cut off over two inches to get around some of the big bites taken out of my piece. Turning it into a kilt for about $60 in materials makes it all good.