Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
Another reason to have a proper selvedge which means that there is no right side to the cloth. Having said that, commercial cloth is finished (rolled) on one side so even material with a true selevedge often comes with a note saying 'good face' or the like. No such problem with handwoven cloth though.
Don't they usually make repairs to one side of the cloth? As I recall from past discussions (and checked my own kilts to confirm), there will often be small knots or bumps on the "bad" face of the cloth from minor repairs or corrections which are done during the inspection process. I'm told that this is usually done consistently on one side, which corresponds with a particular direction of the twill in relation to the selvedge, although sometimes it does end up backwards (i.e. with the "good" side out, the twill on the kilt will run the opposite direction than normal).

Which is to say that I agree; even with a true selvedge, there will still be a good face and a bad face, due to repairs and corrections after weaving.