Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[Artisan Fan]

I have some photos of Oxxford swatches I really like. I will search for them.

 

[Mildly Consumptive]

Jacketings Everything is shot indoors with my crapmo, I mean, macro setting. Colours are a little off, but close enough for the internet. 1. 10ish oz half-width shetland. Mottled grey with a wheatish coloured overcheck.

2. 15ish oz tweed. brown and brown with a rust stripe. Spongy.

3. 15ish oz tweed. Sort of a Russell plaid. 2 shades of green and 2 shades of brown for the base with a blue and red overcheck. Spongy.

Tomorrow: Trouserings? .

 

[yachtie]

Can anyone play?

Tweeds:
12oz.Lambswool- lilac overcheck on rust

22oz.Green/brown herringbone suiting-after this winter, it's on the short list.

13 oz. Brown glenplaid. Now that I've finally figured out what to do with it, it'll be gone soon too.

Flannels:

8 oz diamond weave:

11 oz. fancy stripe- this has gotta be a DB (I'll need button boots for this one as well)

'Nuf for now.

 

[yachtie]

Originally Posted by threadbare

Manton,

Beautiful cloth. Thanks for sharing.

What's the wearable season range on that Kevlar?


I have a suit out of 3x3 90/10 kid mohair/wool (also out of production) and it's good for early Summer or early fall. Too warm for July/August and gets fuzzy in high humidity.

 

[Mildly Consumptive]

Yachtie,

I feel like your 12 oz lambswool and my "10ish oz shetland" might be related. Like, second cousins or something.

Originally Posted by yachtie

Can anyone play?

Tweeds:
12oz.Lambswool- lilac overcheck on rust

 

[texas_jack]

I've never heard of diamond weave. It looks nice.

 

[yachtie]

Originally Posted by Mildly Consumptive

Yachtie,

I feel like your 12 oz lambswool and my "10ish oz shetland" might be related. Like, second cousins or something.

Similar look. Got a selvedge? I like the blue and tan

 

[whoopee]

Originally Posted by Mildly Consumptive

3. 15ish oz tweed. Sort of a Russell plaid. 2 shades of green and 2 shades of brown for the base with a blue and red overcheck. Spongy.



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The Russell looks interesting. Who makes it?

 

[whoopee]

Here are a couple cloths: Drapers, tropical worsted, probably 8 oz at most, super 150s. The grey is slightly variegated and has a brownish tint. Great body for what it is.

Scottish cashmere for Kiton, ~11 oz. Seems like a slightly ligher, softer version of Harrisons Cachet. I'm a sucker for the pink selvedge.

No selvedge, but it's Loro Piana cashmere/vicuna, ~10 oz, midnight blue. Crumpled to display the unabashed sinfulness of it. May go all out and line it with Hermes scarves.

I may have some excess of the LL brown tweed, in case anyone is interested.

 

[Teacher]

Originally Posted by yachtie

22oz.Green/brown herringbone suiting-after this winter, it's on the short list.

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Nice. Will you be using this for a topcoat, or is it actually going towards a suit/sportcoat?

 

[Flieger]

Oh dear lord....... that cashmere for Kiton is killing it, the vicuna is sinful to the highest degree. O my...
NICE. (understatement of the year)

Originally Posted by whoopee

Here are a couple cloths:

Drapers, tropical worsted, probably 8 oz at most, super 150s. The grey is slightly variegated and has a brownish tint. Great body for what it is.

Scottish cashmere for Kiton, ~11 oz. Seems like a slightly ligher, softer version of Harrisons Cachet. I'm a sucker for the pink selvedge.

No selvedge, but it's Loro Piana cashmere/vicuna, ~10 oz, midnight blue. Crumpled to display the unabashed sinfulness of it. May go all out and line it with Hermes scarves.

I may have some excess of the LL brown tweed, in case anyone is interested.

 

[Alias]

In keeping true to my nature as a hopeless cloth addict I am offering to buy anything you guys want to get rid of.

 

[yachtie]

Originally Posted by Teacher

Nice. Will you be using this for a topcoat, or is it actually going towards a suit/sportcoat?

Present thought is a suit (3pc.)

 

[dah328]

Shameless (but on topic) plug for some of my cloth that I'm selling for really cheap. More details available in this thread:

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=54119

Wool Jacketing:
1) Light brown ground with a blue, mid-brown, and dark brown overplaid and highlights of red, green, and gold:

2) Dark blue English fresco for a summer blazer:

3) Small beige herringbone with a faint light blue triple overcheck:

Linen Jacketing:
1) A silk/linen/wool (40/35/25%) blend with an olive pattern on a beige ground with a beige/gold overcheck:

2) Tan ground with light brown, brown, light green, and light blue overchecks:

3) Medium blue with subtle flecks of green:

 

[Holdfast]

Originally Posted by yachtie

Tweeds:
12oz.Lambswool- lilac overcheck on rust

I love this. Absolutely love it. I'm thinking it would make the perfect casual country suit. Is it from a book that's still available?