Selvage images

[M. A. C. Newsome]

We talk a lot on here about selvage quality, traditional vs. "tuck" and so forth.

I thought the rabble here might appreciate seeing the comparative selvages from tartan woven by different woolen mills which I have recently photographed.

The first example is from D. C. Dalgliesh, K/1 heavy weight.

This is a traditional, true woven selvage.

This next example is from Lochcarron, Strome heavy weight.

This is a modern tuck selvage.

Next is from a length of Nevis heavy weight, by House of Edgar. (Their Nevis range is teflon coated to be stain resistant, and is less expensive than their normal heavy weight range).

It is also a tuck selvage.

This following is an example of House of Edgar's normal heavy weight range.

This is woven with a true selvage.

Lastly, here is an image of House of Edgar's regimental weight cloth.

This is also woven with a true selvage.

This represents the body of the different cloths I normally make kilts from. If anyone has good images showing the selvage from different mills, please feel free to post them.

[creagdhubh]

I am partial to the 'true' selvage myself! Thanks for posting, Matt!

[AKScott]

Just for those that can't quite make it out, this is a piece of tuck selvedge Locah Carron Strome coming apart on my workbench so I can purl what had been the selvedge edge.

The first image shows, bottom left, my having cutaway the first L-R thread that was trapped in the tucked selvedge. On the right, running F-R was the cut edge of the cloth partly fringed, but with the short pieces (they are quite tenacious) still trapped at the edge.



The second image shows the short pieces of thread that make up the tucked selvedge removed.



If I knew in advance I was going to have my kilt nicked by something sharp, say a quarter inch radius half moon cut on the selvedge edge, I would expect a tuck selvedge to last for years without any maintenance at all, perhaps a spot of glue just to be sure.

[madmacs]

Locharron do a very good job of aligning their tartan pattern on Strome (not sure about the others) to "hide" the selvedge edge