Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[Grammaton Cleric]

^ Thanks. Should've checked the obvious first!

 

[emptym]

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3. A dark green jacketing, perhaps tweed, perhaps Italian, perhaps herringbone

Not italian, but W. Bill has or had a some great green herringbone tweed.

 

[wigglr]

Not italian, but W. Bill has or had a some great green herringbone tweed.

Also Abraham moon

 

[Concordia]

^ Thanks. Should've checked the obvious first!

Be aware that the canvas is too difficult for some stitching. I got a refusal from NsM to work on it.

They do a lot of hand sewing, though. Don't know if SR's machines can tolerate it.

 

[double00]

yeah i assumed OP was talking about a cotton twill, from the pic and description that looks/sounds more like awning canvas.

 

[WillingToLearn]

Not italian, but W. Bill has or had a some great green herringbone tweed.

Caccioppoli has a great green Donegal tweed that is lighter in weight

 

[bdavro23]

Looking for some recommendations if possible, for:


3. A dark green jacketing, perhaps tweed, perhaps Italian, perhaps herringbone

Grateful for any ideas!

Loro Piana Jacketing book has two gorgeous examples, one a bit lighter, one darker. W. Bill has a great swatch in one of their jacketing books currently. Finally, I saw the newest Ariston book today and there is a great donegal if that would work. It has some silk in it, so not a heavyweight...

 

[OxfordDon]

Also Abraham moon

Is it possible to order fabric from Moon?

 

[mactire]

Is it possible to order fabric from Moon?

Fairly easy get if you're based in the UK. Loads of UK eBay sellers have their ranges too.

 

[dfoverdx]

Looking for some recommendations if possible, for:

1. A very matte medium or dark grey pick and pick/sharkskin in a fairly heavy weight. Have been looking at Dugdale royal classics version at around 12/13oz

2. A very broad scale navy herringbone suiting (maybe 1cm per 'stripe') somewhere between 11 and 14oz. Neither scale in the Dugdale books is wide enough. I really dislike narrow herringbone and narrow stripes generally

3. A dark green jacketing, perhaps tweed, perhaps Italian, perhaps herringbone

Grateful for any ideas!

1. I'd look at H Lesser 13oz, Smiths Botany or steadfast and last but not least schofield and smith has also quite matte finish 12-13oz suitings which is very nice. (i don't remember the name)

2. maybe you should look fabrics other than worsteds like tweed or flannel where wide HB or wide stripes have a discreter look. Personally i don't like HB in worsteds but it's great in tweed and flannel suitings

3. agree with emptym comments on W Bill, they have some very nice shades. If you look for a classic green tweed you can also have a look to Porter and Harding.

 

[wigglr]

 

[poorsod]

yeah i assumed OP was talking about a cotton twill, from the pic and description that looks/sounds more like awning canvas.

Nantucket reds have their origins as sail cloth that was also used by Breton sailors for clothing. So I'm not surprised that Murray uses cotton canvas.

http://www.ivy-style.com/seventy-years-the-history-of-murrays-and-its-famous-nantucket-reds.html

I have a linen pair made by NSM from one of the stonewashed books. The color is right but the drape isn't. If I were to do it again, I would pick a linen with more heft.

Incidentally, I was in Nantucket a few weeks ago and saw few people wearing Nantucket reds. In Europe OTOH I see people wearing Nantucket reds all the time but I guess I shouldn't be surprised since it is supposed to have originated from Europe.

 

[Concordia]

I don't know if this is quite the same, but the cost is much lower. And it pretends to be pre-washed.

 

[double00]

Nantucket reds have their origins as sail cloth that was also used by Breton sailors for clothing. So I'm not surprised that Murray uses cotton canvas.

http://www.ivy-style.com/seventy-years-the-history-of-murrays-and-its-famous-nantucket-reds.html

I have a linen pair made by NSM from one of the stonewashed books. The color is right but the drape isn't. If I were to do it again, I would pick a linen with more heft.

Incidentally, I was in Nantucket a few weeks ago and saw few people wearing Nantucket reds. In Europe OTOH I see people wearing Nantucket reds all the time but I guess I shouldn't be surprised since it is supposed to have originated from Europe.

what a fun article, the yarn seemed to spin itself haha. maybe i'll order some of that fabric and see what it wants to be.

 

[Fishball]

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