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Fun with Fabric / Re: Hiking trouser fabric
« on: November 23, 2021, 14:00:03 PM »
Just to add two things. I have finally got around to getting samples from Pennine Outdoor and then putting in an order for their P1M fabric. I do have to say that their service is *outstanding* . I emailed them about samples and got some 48 hours later. I ordered the full fabric length on Sunday afternoon and the package arrived via Royal Mail at very reasonable postage charges this (Tuesday) lunchtime. I had added a note to the order to request Ventile samples and they were included ( no extra cost).
If the pair in the P1M work out well I might splash out on another pair in Ventile, but it is very expensive - between £30 and £35 a metre from both Pennine Outdoor and Point North (who price by the half metre).
I'm trying a pattern from Pattern Adventure who say they produce a more or less individualised draft ( at a price!). I haven't yet got it printed out - I shall be intrigued to see how it compares to my trouser block, which is the outcome of (literally) years of mock-ups (toiles) and fitting!
If the pair in the P1M work out well I might splash out on another pair in Ventile, but it is very expensive - between £30 and £35 a metre from both Pennine Outdoor and Point North (who price by the half metre).
I'm trying a pattern from Pattern Adventure who say they produce a more or less individualised draft ( at a price!). I haven't yet got it printed out - I shall be intrigued to see how it compares to my trouser block, which is the outcome of (literally) years of mock-ups (toiles) and fitting!