Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[JHWilliams]

As a follow up: does anyone have a few old lengths of Rangoon they would be willing to sell?

 

[Wren]

Finally funded my dww summer tweed!

 

[konstantis]

Finally funded my dww summer tweed!

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Beuatiful. May i ask informations about the fabric ?

 

[dieworkwear]

Beuatiful. May i ask informations about the fabric ?

From a custom run that I organized a couple of years ago.

 

[Wren]

I'm pleasantly surprised at how sturdy the cloth feels after it is made up.

 

[konstantis]

From a custom run that I organized a couple of years ago.

Thank you.

 

[konstantis]

From a custom run that I organized a couple of years ago.

Is it linen ?

 

[norMD]

I am going to have luxire make me a pair of blackwatch tartan trousers to wear with a navy velvet shawl collar dinner jacket I own. The combo will be worn probably one to two times per year during Christmas and NYE.

Luxire offer two different blackwatch fabrics.

VBC 100 % wool. 12 oz

E. Thomas 90/10 % wool/cashmere 9.5 oz

Both cost 200 USD. The e Thomas looks some what more muted in the pictures. The VBC migth drape better and probably last longer, but with the infrequent wear I am not too concerned about durability. I Generally run hot, but I am not sure if the E. Thomas will wear cooler.

Do any of you own one of these fabrics?
Which fabric would you choose?

 

[FlyingHorker]

Anyone know of any good sources for highly slubby fabrics?

The only ones I've found are the DWW "Summer Tweed", and these slub fabrics by E. Thomas. The jacket below is OTR by Spier & Mackay.

 

[bjhofkin]

That is one hell of a statement piece. Yeah the guy at the shop said that they'll be needing more cloth with a patterned cloth like a PoW than let's say a herringbone due to pattern matching.

That is fantastic – who's the maker?

In addition to the Liverano Ulster I'm doing, I'm also thinking about a belted Balmacaan – likely from Caid (also through The Armoury).

p.s. Took me a minute to realize "PoW" meant "Prince of Wales," not "prisoner of war"…?

 

[bjhofkin]

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Perhaps some of these fabrics for a heavy weight overcoat? All from standeven

Yep, that's one of the two truly heavyweight bunches the Liverano guys DID have. That navy camelhair is a leading candidate for sure.

 

[FlyingHorker]

That is fantastic – who's the maker?

In addition to the Liverano Ulster I'm doing, I'm also thinking about a belted Balmacaan – likely from Caid (also through The Armoury).

p.s. Took me a minute to realize "PoW" meant "Prince of Wales," not "prisoner of war"…?

For my coat, or Zerase's local MTM shop?

If my coat, it's my local tailor I used here in Canada. The cloth is Marling & Evans.

Top fabric in that small image.

 

[Marshak]

Looking after this tweed reddish brown? Any tip?

 

[aristoi bcn]

Looking after this tweed reddish brown? Any tip?

Not quite...

 

[Marshak]

Not quite...

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A vintage from Corcos. Nice isn't?