Help ID a fabric

Posted by Ward on December 9, 2005, 11:10 am

Hello,

A client gave me a pair of Civil War reenactment men's "drawers" she wants
copied for her husband. He loves these pants so much they have completely
worn out from wear. The fabric is a natural color heavy weight twill, but
the wrong side of the fabric is white and brushed to a nice soft loft. The
client could not identify the fabric and there are no tags inside the pants.
After doing a search online I ordered a swatch of "brushed twill". It not
the right stuff. I check in my Past Patterns catalog for suggestions. The
closest thing they name is Linen Drill, which doesn't have the brushed
backing. This fabric is more like a flannel lined twill with both fabrics
fused. There are seams on the pants that have spilt open. The fabrics are
not fused, it's woven this way. A Google on "flannel lined twill" only took
me to ready to wear pants lined with flannel, not a fabric source. Any ideas
of what this could be or a source? Thanks for your help.

Liz W

Posted by Jean D Mahavier on December 9, 2005, 12:43 pm

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Sounds like chamois cloth to me.

Jean M.

Posted by Ward on December 9, 2005, 4:36 pm

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No, I have a LLBean chamois cloth shirt, it's not that. But now that you
mentioned it, chamois fabric could be used for these pants. They are
supposed to be worn under dress pants during cold weather. The chamois
cloth will keep him warm. I'll do a bit more research and then approach the
client. Since no one sees these pants they don't have to be made
specifically to Civil War dress code. Thanks for the idea.

Liz W

Posted by joy beeson on December 10, 2005, 9:24 am

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I have a piece of canton flannel that meets that
description. It was described as suitable for making an
ironing-board cover in the catalog I bought it from.
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do the same job better.)

Joy Beeson
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Or had, perhaps. <Wanders off peering inquisitively at
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end. I used to throw it over a table when I wanted to iron
yardage.

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