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[maomao1980]

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[Toiletduck]

You're in HK aren't you? The store has this whole book of very good quality white fabrics. Most of them are made of quite substantial threads and probably aren't see-through

 

[Film Noir Buff]

Im not familiar with jantzen's fabrics but one of the reasons 100s 2x2 cotton is popular is it is at that cross roads of utility, luxury and opaqueness that just about everyone finds acceptable.

 

[acidboy]

actually, there is a veritable wall of swatch books there. and all the books there have white fabrics i'm sure.

 

[maomao1980]

Originally Posted by Toiletduck

You're in HK aren't you? The store has this whole book of very good quality white fabrics. Most of them are made of quite substantial threads and probably aren't see-through


Yes, but I find it usually difficult to tell how a finished shirt will look based on a small square swatch, especially when it comes to the judging the transparency.

 

[Rolo]

One good way to judge transparency is to hold something dark behind the fabric, like a dark piece of cardboard or a darker cloth. This will allow you to see the relative transparency between the fabrics.

One fabric you should check out is Dobby #155. I haven't seen the white, but I have this in blue and there's likely no way this would be transparent. Plus, I absolutely love the material (in fact, I'll be wearing this shirt today).

Also, if you are going to stop by Ricky's store, I'll buy you a shirt if you get him to move on my order of 5 November. I sent in an order for 9 shirts. I also sent an email on 23 November modifying the style for shirt #8.

Rolo

 

[California Dreamer]

I have the herringbone dobby #60, and it works well. Definitely not transparent.

 

[maomao1980]

Thanks guys for the comments. Rolo, private me your order info and I'll see if I can mention it to them in my next visit.

 

[CaptChaos]

I have Dobby #154 and Dobby #60 and both are opaque.

See pictures in the Styleforum Wiki here:

http://styleforum.pbwiki.com/Jantzen