How much fabric is needed if one wants to make a suit from the traditional 29 or 30 inch Harris or other handwoven vintage tweed. I have seen some beautiful fabrics but they are often only 7 yards long. I may have heard a minimum of 8 yards but I am not sure.
I am about 190 lbs, 5-10 or so. Take a 42R in RTW.
Much thanks as always.
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How much tweed (29 inch wide) fabric for a suit?
Harris is usually too soft ( as in unstructured- hand, not "feel") to be useful for trousers. It's really a jacketing for the most part. iammatt posted a tweed sportcoat here "some old tweed" and it was apparent that the cloth really needed a canvas for support. 7 yards would be plenty for a jacket and possibly a waistcoat too.
When I've bought single-width (75-cm.) tweed, OF, I've calculated that a sportcoat will require 4.5 meters or so and trousers, 3.0 or so. But what do I know? I'd ask my tailor, were I you.
I do agree with yachtie: most Harrisses (not all handwovens) are probably too loosely woven to wear well as trousers. I've been tempted to have trousers made from them but never have actually commissioned a pair. (Has anyone in the Lounge?)
I do agree with yachtie: most Harrisses (not all handwovens) are probably too loosely woven to wear well as trousers. I've been tempted to have trousers made from them but never have actually commissioned a pair. (Has anyone in the Lounge?)
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I had seen a nice one on the Ben Silver website in a rust? Looked very interesting.
I too feel that keeping a crease will be harder than even in woolen flannels but I am tired of office/business looking suits.
I too feel that keeping a crease will be harder than even in woolen flannels but I am tired of office/business looking suits.
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Hello,
Does this then mean than you would need 2.25m of 60inch tweed for an average sized sports coat?
Does this then mean than you would need 2.25m of 60inch tweed for an average sized sports coat?
I've bought as little as two meters (of a plain tweed or other cloth) and as much as two and a half (of one with a large pattern), though I've found that (at least for me, at about 6'1" and 150 or so lbs.) a skilled tailor might use less.Bob Badger wrote:. . . Does this then mean than you would need 2.25m of 60inch tweed for an average sized sports coat?
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