Posts by mafoofan

Quote:Originally Posted by EMartNJ Am I the only one who finds it ridiculous that a bunch of people with a consumer's knowledge of tailoring are arguing very technical issues? Where is Despos or any number of real tailors here who...

Quote:Originally Posted by Cantabrigian What I have apparently struggled to convey is that the jacket I posted lacks the padding/wadding that you are talking about. It looks to me like PSG's does have something there. No, I...

Manton, your stuff is almost certainly the same as mine. It is smooth, full-width, and true chambray (white weft, blue warp), correct? Like I said, Eugene said you brought in stuff the same as mine before.

Quote:Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley At what point did he threaten to shoot himself (or you)? You know, you can always just block my posts and not have to deal with me. I dare you. I don't know if that will make my threads...

Yes. That stuff with the Canon lens cap is the SG voile. It is not chambray. You can tell by looking at the yarn ends. Will from ASW called it "new chambray," at one point, which confuses the discussion. What I have is actually chambray...

You probably have what I have: the new-loomed chambray. It is most definitely chambray. You can tell by looking at the ends. It just isn't the old loosey-goosey stuff.

Quote:Originally Posted by Manton It sounds to me from your description that what you have is more like a mid point between my fuzzy shirt and the voiles. The latter are very thin and sheer and even a little shiny. In weight,...

And you are a rarity of a different sort.

Quote:Originally Posted by Manton Mine was half. I remember that because I thought I had enough for two and when I brought it in, turned out, whoops, there wasn't. Wow, so you have bonafide old-loomed SG chambray. Can you cut it...

Quote:Originally Posted by Manton That's the point, I don't know which one. I have one made up that is fuzzy and thick, then I have two pieces not made up that are more like voile. Hmm. Well, you can always burn it. Otherwise, see...