Does a difference in mills affect the kilt?

[huntgathergrow]

I've gotten samples from Locharron and HoE as well. I like Lochcarron's better, but I believe it has a tuck selvedge and small holes all along the edge. Similarly, my PV kilts have the same type selvedge. I really dislike the little holes. Is this indicative of modern looms or do the classic shuttle looms produce the same selvedge?

[figheadair]

I've gotten samples from Locharron and HoE as well. I like Lochcarron's better, but I believe it has a tuck selvedge and small holes all along the edge. Similarly, my PV kilts have the same type selvedge. I really dislike the little holes. Is this indicative of modern looms or do the classic shuttle looms produce the same selvedge?

As a hand-loom weaver I don't regard a tuck-edge as a selvedge and prefer to see it described for what it is. Now I'll get off my soap-box.

The small holes sound like cloth that has been woven with some form of tenter (tenterhook) to keep the cloth from pulling in during the weaving process. Most power looms have some form of automatic tenter and I've certainly seen similar holes on cloth with a selvedge woven on an older type of loom. Some hand-weavers also use a tenter, personally I've never found the need and can maintain the width and selvedge without one.

[Tobus]

figheadair is, of course, correct. As an example, here is some of DC Dalgliesh's cloth woven with a traditional kilting selvedge on an older loom. But it has tenterhook holes just inboard the selvedge.