IHSH-208-IND - Indigo Kersey Western Shirt
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This is what Giles said on the original post about this shirt. Hope it helps.
"Kersey is a kind of coarse woollen cloth that was an important component of the textile trade in Medieval England.
It derives its name from kersey yarn and ultimately from the village of Kersey, Suffolk, having presumably originated in that region. However, the cloth was made in many places. It was being woven as early as 1262 in Andover, Hampshire, where regulations prohibited the inclusion of Spanish wool in kerseys. [1] By 1475, the West Riding of Yorkshire including Calderdale was also a major producer, while Devon and Somerset were major producers and exporters until the manufacture later moved to serge making. Kersey was a lighter weight cloth than broadcloth. English kerseys were widely exported to central Europe[2] and other places: a surviving business letter[3] from the end of the 16th century recommends to trade kerseys for good wine on the Canary Islands.
Kersey yarns were spun in large gauges (thicknesses) from inferior carded wool, and made thick and sturdy cloth. Kersey was a warp-backed, twill-weave cloth woven on a four-treadle loom."
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Alex, if this shirt does well do you think you will entertain another run of this material in a different color?
That sounds like an awesome idea. I call dibs on a brown version.
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Me, too. On the last post, I think Giles said only 40 were made for outside of Japan. I have a feeling they'll go quickly.
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@Alex Did you come to a final conclusion on snap upgrades? Lightweight or Heavyweight? Thanks in advance!
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@Alex Did you come to a final conclusion on snap upgrades? Lightweight or Heavyweight? Thanks in advance!
Def HD snaps, will do GA mock ups after product launch for those who expressed an interest on those too
GA snaps will look ridiculously good on this. From experience I can attest to how well they combine and contrast with the native black ones. I guess pearl will be lovely too. Almost a shame it doesn’t take lightweight snaps as MOP would be delicious too.
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@Alex Did you come to a final conclusion on snap upgrades? Lightweight or Heavyweight? Thanks in advance!
Def HD snaps, will do GA mock ups after product launch for those who expressed an interest on those too
GA snaps will look ridiculously good on this. From experience I can attest to how well they combine and contrast with the native black ones. I guess pearl will be lovely too. Almost a shame it doesn’t take lightweight snaps as MOP would be delicious too.
I'm dreaming of copper….
do you know what’s the expected shrinkage for these?