It has performed brilliantly. It is nearly as warm as my down coats. The loden cloth closes off the wind and rain; and the cashmere slow roasts.Michael, how has this coat performed? Do you have follow-up thoughts?
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Michael,
Can you share a comparison of loden v. boiled wool, please? I'm curious as to the wind and water resistance of each cloth.
Can you share a comparison of loden v. boiled wool, please? I'm curious as to the wind and water resistance of each cloth.
Trout
Loden is boiled wool. It's the process that gives the cloth its many great features: Thick, breathable, wooly, soft, warm, wind and rain resistance etc. I defer to our Austrian members but I think Loden is the word in German for boiled wool originally made from coarse, oil-rich wool of Bavarian mountain sheep.
I've lost count of the garments I have made from it...
Cheers
Loden is boiled wool. It's the process that gives the cloth its many great features: Thick, breathable, wooly, soft, warm, wind and rain resistance etc. I defer to our Austrian members but I think Loden is the word in German for boiled wool originally made from coarse, oil-rich wool of Bavarian mountain sheep.
I've lost count of the garments I have made from it...
Cheers
Dear Trout,
On the Loden material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loden_cape
A good quality (1000g!): https://www.steiner1888.com/web/content ... 14ae8cb4d3
This quality is made on the original old machines from 1888.
Cheers, David
On the Loden material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loden_cape
A good quality (1000g!): https://www.steiner1888.com/web/content ... 14ae8cb4d3
This quality is made on the original old machines from 1888.
Cheers, David
A good quality (1000g!): https://www.steiner1888.com/web/content ... 14ae8cb4d3
This quality is made on the original old machines from 1888.
David
I gave a length of that cloth to my tailor years ago to make a OC. He said he needed a power drill to work on it. He cut the cloth and just could not make it at all. It's like steel. I still have the cloth cut out. So I went down to the 750 gms version to make my coat.
Cheers
This quality is made on the original old machines from 1888.
David
I gave a length of that cloth to my tailor years ago to make a OC. He said he needed a power drill to work on it. He cut the cloth and just could not make it at all. It's like steel. I still have the cloth cut out. So I went down to the 750 gms version to make my coat.
Cheers
Must be 19th century witchcraftalden wrote: I gave a length of that cloth to my tailor years ago to make a OC. He said he needed a power drill to work on it. He cut the cloth and just could not make it at all. It's like steel.
This summer we were shopping at Loden-Plankl in Vienna and one jacket struck me with the beauty of it's cloth. It was 1000grm and made in a barleycorn like pattern. I don't think one could "break it in" but more likely adjust his body shape to fit in inside I was curious (was kind of thinking might be interesting for cloth club) and inquired about the mill. It was in fact Steiner.
https://www.steiner1888.com/shop/produc ... ategory=16
I have a close up picture of the cloth somewhere I will try to dig up. It was really beautiful.
Greg
https://www.steiner1888.com/shop/produc ... ategory=16
I have a close up picture of the cloth somewhere I will try to dig up. It was really beautiful.
Greg
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