And now for the resulting product. I ordered 10m of 16 oz wool tartan.

Now, I'm not an expert on wool tartans, but I'm very pleased with the quality of the finished fabric. There is a definite front and a back - the front was labeled with a little sticky note in the corner, and the back reveals a join in the yarns here and there. These joins are not visible on the front at all.

The finish is not what I would call hard, but it's denser and slightly smoother than the McCreary that Barb had woven for me, and the Auld Lang Syne modern that I got through Rocky.

The colors are true to what I selected, and indeed, though it is hard to tell from the photos, the printed prototype is nearly a dead ringer for the final product.

The kilting selvage is as sharp and clean as any I have ever seen. You can see a few sprocket holes here and there, but there is no fuzz a half inch up, no change in density. The reason for this, I suspect is evident on the opposite edge. There you can see where the yarns have been cut, and there is a row of stitching (I think) that keeps the whole thing from unraveling.

I suppose that when you design a tartan, you have to decide where to start on one end or the other, and here the weaver chose a small strip of brown. It's not something I had input on, or even thought about much, but I'm happy with the choice, since it doesn't result in one of the brighter colors landing on the bottom edge of the kilt.

I'm not sure what else to tell you about this tartan, but I'll be happy to try to answer any questions anyone may have about it.

My next post will include some pics.

Regards,
Rex.