Informal poll... Which fabric looks shirtiest?
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Informal poll... Which fabric looks shirtiest?
My homemade Indyshirt quest continues... when I'm done, I will provide a full write up (complete with directions), if anyone would be interested. Until then, could I get some opinions on the color of the two fabrics I've narrowed it down to?
Fabric A?
http://fashionfabricsclub.com/home/cata ... ?ItmID=398
or Fabric B?
http://fashionfabricsclub.com/home/cata ... ItmID=N456
I realize neither of them are truly screen accurate, but which one looks closest, or will look closest after multiple washes?
Thanks again,
RJ
Fabric A?
http://fashionfabricsclub.com/home/cata ... ?ItmID=398
or Fabric B?
http://fashionfabricsclub.com/home/cata ... ItmID=N456
I realize neither of them are truly screen accurate, but which one looks closest, or will look closest after multiple washes?
Thanks again,
RJ
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You've got to look at the fabric content. Fabric A is a blend of polyester, rayon, and linen (?!). Fabric B is 100% cotton. The Indy shirt is 100% cotton, although I'm sure it's not the type of cotton offered here. The MBA shirt is a very fine, lightweight, mercerized Egyptian cotton. It's high-end material not likely to be find just anywhere. Nonetheless fabric B has to be closer just by virtue of its being cotton.
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Yesterday, I was looking in the men's dress section of the men's clothing section at the store. I saw a linen shirt, looked about the same as that. It didn't seem all rough and stuff, I probably would've bought it, if it had too pockets. If you haven't chosen a fabric yet, you might want to go with that one.
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Linen is made from flax, and wrinkles far more easily and in an entirely different manner than cotton does. Most tailors and clothes-horses will tell you that linen is good for dress handkerchiefs and that's about it. Throw in polyester and rayon to the mix, and who knows what the heck you'd end up with? At any rate, it wouldn't be an Indy shirt.Dakota Brown wrote:Yesterday, I was looking in the men's dress section of the men's clothing section at the store. I saw a linen shirt, looked about the same as that. It didn't seem all rough and stuff, I probably would've bought it, if it had too pockets. If you haven't chosen a fabric yet, you might want to go with that one.