CLH03
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Ah my bad didn’t realize it was gsm275 g per square meter is 390 g per meter length, a fairly typical weight for linen suiting.
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Ah my bad didn’t realize it was gsm275 g per square meter is 390 g per meter length, a fairly typical weight for linen suiting.
Not identical objectives, as far as weight and formality. Some very good things, however.
I’ll ask for my tailor’s opinion then, he just got the fox books but has worked with the Smith, Harrison, Hlesser books all his life. I’d probably err of trying the fox because of the colours. The WT27 looks amazing - wonder how the handle compares to lesserNo, I suppose it is in roughly the same sandbox. Maybe an analogue of the Harrisons Fine Classics.
Dugdale has quite a few optionsI hope I don't sound like too much of a tyro asking this: which companies make good tartan cloth? I would very much like to buy some in the black & white Walter Scott tartan but am unsure if I can trust the clan.com weave-on-demand service.
I know and like Dugdale but their options don't include what I am shopping for (their tartans are lightweight and don't include my specific one). I am asking more about if the various companies which weave tartans and only tartans produce a good cloth.Dugdale has quite a few options
I know and like Dugdale but their options don't include what I am shopping for (their tartans are lightweight and don't include my specific one). I am asking more about if the various companies which weave tartans and only tartans produce a good cloth.
When I was looking for my tartan for a pair of trousers, I got samples from all the mills I could find and gave them to my tailor (Terry Haste), who chose that from Lochcarron of Scotland as the best quality for my purpose.I hope I don't sound like too much of a tyro asking this: which companies make good tartan cloth? I would very much like to buy some in the black & white Walter Scott tartan but am unsure if I can trust the clan.com weave-on-demand service.