Tailoring Yak's Wool

[scatterbrain]

I have bought 2.5 yards of this fabric from @edmorel .



It is 93% yak and 7% silk. I was planning to have it made into a casual, comfortable jacket for spring and fall to be worn to dinners with friends, or possibly on casual Fridays.

@gryffindor mentioned in this post (and the folllowing post) that the fabric might need some special tailoring (as opposed to being made as an ordinary sport coat). I searched for this (both on SF and Google), but I couldn't find anything useful.

If the cloth needs some type of special construction, I will probably have my local bespoke tailor make it up, instead of having it made through a high-quality MTM outfit (like Kent Wang or Spier and MacKay).

I am paging the tailors I know contribute to this boards (both alterations and bespoke) to see if anyone can offer advice or thoughts on working with Yak: @jefferyd , @David Reeves , @a tailor , @Despos .

Hopefully the thread will also be a useful resource for the tailors to see what the other experts think or have to say about the cloth.

Thanks in advance for any comments!

 

[WhereNext]

I have bought 2.5 yards of this fabric from @edmorel .



It is 93% yak and 7% silk. I was planning to have it made into a casual, comfortable jacket for spring and fall to be worn to dinners with friends, or possibly on casual Fridays.

@gryffindor mentioned in this post (and the folllowing post) that the fabric might need some special tailoring (as opposed to being made as an ordinary sport coat). I searched for this (both on SF and Google), but I couldn't find anything useful.

If the cloth needs some type of special construction, I will probably have my local bespoke tailor make it up, instead of having it made through a high-quality MTM outfit (like Kent Wang or Spier and MacKay).

I am paging the tailors I know contribute to this boards (both alterations and bespoke) to see if anyone can offer advice or thoughts on working with Yak: @jefferyd , @David Reeves , @a tailor , @Despos .

Hopefully the thread will also be a useful resource for the tailors to see what the other experts think or have to say about the cloth.

Thanks in advance for any comments!

I'm eyeballing a 93% wool/7% yak fabric for an overcoat and thought I'd use this post as a prompt to ask if anyone knows much if yak blended fabrics need to be treated differently? Maybe @scatterbrain has made his up already and could chime in along with the tailors he mentioned before (@David Reeves @jefferyd @Despos) or anyone else. Thanks!

 

[comrade]

Yak, no problem.
Where it gets complicated is when you
graduate to Yeti .

 

[scatterbrain]

I'm eyeballing a 93% wool/7% yak fabric for an overcoat and thought I'd use this post as a prompt to ask if anyone knows much if yak blended fabrics need to be treated differently? Maybe @scatterbrain has made his up already and could chime in along with the tailors he mentioned before (@David Reeves @jefferyd @Despos) or anyone else. Thanks!

I haven't had it made up yet. Meant to this summer, but never got around to it. I'm curious, too.

 

[seferphier]

I've bought the same yak jacket in green from Ed and made up a Yak jacket. I just gave it to my local tailor and he didn't seem to have any problem with it.

it is an amazing fabric.

 

[scatterbrain]

I've bought the same yak jacket in green from Ed and made up a Yak jacket. I just gave it to my local tailor and he didn't seem to have any problem with it.

it is an amazing fabric.

Please update with your impressions (and pics, if you feel like it) when you get it back and wear it! Probably having mine made up for next winter.