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I like them both. The P&H is a bit more pronounced (like you mentioned, because of the colours and the finishing of the fabric), and I like that (also for a suit). What bothers me though, is the red in it. Red is just not my colour, and judging by the pictures of culverwood it's quite prominent, perhaps too prominent for my taste.
As you said yourself "It seems to be nice and 'quite' (i.e. not loud) and gets more interesting when you get closer to the fabric."
I do. It's here:
I'm going to go against the grain here and say that a donegal suit is one of those things that is wonderful theoretically as both pieces individually are great but when put together, you have a disaster. If you are out shooting grouse, it probably looks great. If you are walking in the middle of the city, it may look like you are wearing a glorified sweatsuit.
One of the characters in the fairly recent movie "Shutter Island" wore a brown donegal suit. I thought it looked quite striking. I don't think a donegal suit would be right for conservative business dress, but the character in question was a shrink.
The Scabal is a bit lighter (both in colour and in weight: 13ozs) and quieter (forgive me for using any non-orthodox words; it's hard to express these things in another language). It also has some red in it, but not too much. I wouldn't call it rustic, but I think I know what you mean.
One of the characters in the fairly recent movie "Shutter Island" wore a brown donegal suit. I thought it looked quite striking. I don't think a donegal suit would be right for conservative business dress, but the character in question was a shrink.
it seems almost as if you like the idea of a donegal but not the elements that make it a donegal, specifically the various flecks of colour. the scabal is quite a bit more monotonal than the others. i suggest you look at a book from h&s (forgot the name and my books are in storage) made of a high twist yarn in scotland. it is not a fresco, but there is varigations in the yarn colour if you look closer (macro perhaps?), but the weave is almost 'nubby' because of the high twisted yarns
it seems almost as if you like the idea of a donegal but not the elements that make it a donegal, specifically the various flecks of colour. the scabal is quite a bit more monotonal than the others.
My experience of high twist wools has not been good.
I do like the Donegal flecks, I just don't want them to be too various... I understand that somewhat undermines the idea of a Donegal, but I don't mind that. I'm thinking more about how I would use the suit and the elements of it, than whether it's a (very) typical Donegal. A more monotonal version is 'Donegal enough' for me, and is more practical for what I have in mind.
you should check out the h&s book anyway, you may like it because if i remember correctly, the weave looked much like the thornproof, and it did have varigations of colour within the yarn itself (appears solid from a distance). i think it was called 'marl' something.
and i have had the polar opposite you should check out the h&s book anyway, you may like it because if i remember correctly, the weave looked much like the thornproof, and it did have varigations of colour within the yarn itself (appears solid from a distance). i think it was called 'marl' something.