Comments on: Tweed Guide – The Original Performance Fabric

By: Jack Collins

Jack Collins — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:05:15 +0000

In reply to rory kap. It will depend entirely on who made the jacket. A jacket being fully canvased shouldn't affect fit too much, as the canvasing is the jacket's structure.

By: Julian Dennis

Julian Dennis — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:42:56 +0000

In your description of the weaving of tweed you mention ‘crafters’ This should be CROFTERS. These were the farming inhabitants of the wilder, more remote areas of the Scottish Isles who weaved their own clothes to counter-act the severe weather conditions there.

By: rory kap

rory kap — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:44:02 +0000

Are tweeds generally fully canvased and fully lined or partially canvased? And if they are fully canvased does the coat fit tight?

By: Kev

Kev — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:02:42 +0000

Excellent topic.
I love tweeds and I never knew the background of the subject. Very thoroughly explained. Great Fall topic. Well done.

I had one Harris tweed jacket made for me by Alan Flusser. The tweed is heavier than my other tweed jacket that I had made from Turnbull & Asser. It’s more of a jacket that would be an alternative to an overcoat on the casual side. I try to wear them as much as possible but usually find that I go for my leather jacket instead.

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