Matching Fabric Samples
I have been going through swatches of different English-made tweed-like fabrics from the venerable mill Abraham Moon and Sons (established in 1837). Moon's range of lambswool and merino wool cloths compliment the more robust shu very well indeed, so I am keen to use Moon's cloths with shu in future Hindu Kush jackets. The soft handle of Moon's cloth can be employed very usefully around the collar of my jackets, so that the wearer's face comes into contact with something slightly more comforting than the shu. (I don't want to put shu down, it's handle is soft too, not scratchy like a thorn-proof cloth).
In the most recent Hindu Kush jacket, currently calling it's self the 'Donegalistan' British cloth and shu compliment each other very well indeed. It is something which I am super keen to build on in future jackets!
I have been going through swatches of different English-made tweed-like fabrics from the venerable mill Abraham Moon and Sons (established in 1837). Moon's range of lambswool and merino wool cloths compliment the more robust shu very well indeed, so I am keen to use Moon's cloths with shu in future Hindu Kush jackets. The soft handle of Moon's cloth can be employed very usefully around the collar of my jackets, so that the wearer's face comes into contact with something slightly more comforting than the shu. (I don't want to put shu down, it's handle is soft too, not scratchy like a thorn-proof cloth).
In the most recent Hindu Kush jacket, currently calling it's self the 'Donegalistan' British cloth and shu compliment each other very well indeed. It is something which I am super keen to build on in future jackets!
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| Swatches from Moon's and shu. |
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| Shu swatch |
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| The Donegal tweed used in the Donegalistan |
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| The Donegalistan with tweed collar and piping. |
