MrVac&MrsSew
# Friday, April 09, 2010

What are the best fabrics for suiting such as blazers, coats, jackets, skirts, suits, tailcoats, and tuxedos?

Suitings
Blazers, coats, jackets, skirts, slacks, suits, tailcoats, tuxedos


barathea (also called basket herringbone
gabardine twill, twilled hopsack)

pincheck or pinhead

homespum

simplex

basket weave

sharkskin (worsted)

hopsack

check, including glen, houndstooth, etc., in tweed or worsted

bedford cloth

suede, suede-like

leather, leather-like

corduroy (thickset, wide wale)

birdseye

tartan

linen, linen-like, linen-look

covert

blazer cloth

tricotine

melton

covert cloth

broadcloth (wool)

tropical worsted

nailhead

crash

dobby

twilled hopsack

double face, double woven

twill, steep

élastique

worsted suiting

doubleknit  

whipcord

cavalry twill tweed

flannel

 

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