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A good rule of thumb is that if you hear a cute just-so story about etymology, it isn't true.
Bought it from Shibui (link below). They used to be in NYC, but they've moved a few times. I don't know where they're currently located, but I bought mine via mail order. They also don't have their full inventory on their site. If you tell them your budget and what you're looking for, they may be able to send you snapshot photos (that's what they did for me). I also found that you can negotiate with them a little on price.
IMO, if you get a boro fabric, think about how the pattern will lay into the garment. Many of these fabrics are very big and meant to cover futons. Only a small part will go into your jacket. I think it's nice if you can find something with enough patchwork and detailing where you see the detailing in the jacket, so it's not just one big thing of blue fabric. A lot of that will depend on the placement of the patches on the cloth itself. Fabrics with patches only on the outer edge prob aren't that useful for this project.
Oh, and check on the thickness. You obviously don't want something that's super thick cause it'll distort the fit of your jacket.
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Traditional African and Middle Eastern fabrics might also be good for this sort of project. I've thought about lining field jackets with African indigo or mud cloth.
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Fantastic post, thanks brother.
My girlfriend has been nonstop cleaning during this quarantine, and found a stash of vintage silk scarfs she was going to use for some project, now i'm contemplating turning those into a jacket lining. Approximately how much fabric does it take to reline a jacket in the size 42-44 range?
Hopefully this serves as a lesson to people who want to share fun things in this thread again.
You're the one derailing it as they were passionately talking about pissing and tanning.I dunno if the conversation is derailed but I use mustang paste to condition my leathers twice a year (before I store them for the summer, after I take them out)