Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[Despos]

Optimal jacket colors/patterns are ones you can wear 2 or 3 trousers with easily. Trousers of different textures and colors. This makes a versatile jacket. Light wash denim not a good choice for that tweed.
When someone is choosing a cloth I think is hard to wear I ask them to pick trousers from then sample books first. Then it’s clear if the jacket works the way intended. Heard enough times that a jacket isn’t worn because they don’t know what goes with it or how to wear it. They just liked the look of the cloth but didn’t think it through.

 

[Despos]

Snap. Sitting in my unfunded liabilities pile. What mill is yours from?

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Is this the same cloth? Looks better in this photo. Couple shades of tan would work and a couple shades of grey but not sure what cloth type/ weave to pick.

 

[SimonC]

Is this the same cloth? Looks better in this photo. Couple shades of tan would work and a couple shades of grey but not sure what cloth type/ weave to pick.

Yes, same cloth.

 

[lordsuperb]

I would say that it doesn't but that's not a bad thing necessarily. I'm venturing into new territory here but I have really started digging some of these types of tweeds, whether you call them traditional or psychedelic lol. But because of the newness of this I am kind of tentative. I don't want to have a repeat of the one time I bought monk straps experience.

To give you an idea, this is the next commission. One I wasn't originally going to go through with but now probably will. Then again, maybe my brain is starting to rot from all the islay scotch consumed during the quarantine.

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Please don’t wear this jacket.

 

[Mr. Six]

Do you know any mill/weaver doing Shetland Tweed? I think Jamieson's only produces the yarn and the only book I know is the W.Bill one but looking for other designs, particularly gunclub checks.

W Bill has a book of Shetlands with a lot of nice choices. There are a couple that I’d like to get made up.

 

[Concordia]

I would be careful of commissioning a fall/ winter jacket in such a warm color. IME, they're not always easy to wear with grey trousers. You sometimes need a brighter color in your trousers to match the jacket, but that's not easy in the cooler months.

It would go well with earthy or red cords, mole skins, etc. Also fawn colored twills.

 

[Concordia]

Please don’t wear this jacket.

You didn’t get the LL sub on that?

 

[aristoi bcn]

W Bill has a book of Shetlands with a lot of nice choices. There are a couple that I’d like to get made up.

Yes, but not checks.

 

[Mr. Six]

I don’t know how I missed that you actually mentioned W Bill. ?‍♂️

 

[lordsuperb]

You didn’t get the LL sub on that?

How's the subscription going for the worsted herringbone?

 

[Concordia]

The FdL? I don't know that this survived. There are about 8 others going in right now.

 

[konstantis]

Has anyone ever made an overcoat from Marling Evans undyed collection ? I have some swatches at 24/25 oz and they are really beautiful. I was thinking something in a large scale herringbone as the attached photo. What’s the members opinion ? Thanks.

 

[aristoi bcn]

Shetland Gun Club from Liverano's archive. Shame he's not my tailor.

 

[brax]

The FdL? I don't know that this survived. There are about 8 others going in right now.

If you’re talking about the flannel FdL, it is fully subscribed and I’m in for two lengths. Not sure about the mohair FdL.

 

[brax]

Moving one step closer to fully ”funding” this vintage-inspired jacket/coat and eggshell colored cotton trousers. There will be no center seam but a couple of side seams instead to allow for significant mobility around the upper back.