Quote Originally Posted by BrianHK View Post
Does anyone know what is meant by "hard" and "saxony" tartan in Richard's catalog pages he shared above? I've never heard those terms in reference to tartan.
I believe hard tartan is a fabric which has not completed the finishing process. Ie- not stretched, scoured, nor treated; essentially as it came off the loom.
Saxony- just a guess- would be fully processed fabric, probably using synthetic dyes. It mentions a direct comparison to natural dyes and the hard tartans.