House of Edgar tweed question

[creagdhubh]

Or I can just do as Kyle suggests and just go vest-less.

(BTW, Kyle, the eBay vendor was sporranmaker.)

Cheers mate!

[Tim Little]

Pix coming...














... Tuesday!!

[creagdhubh]

Looks very smart! If preferred, you could even swap out the plastic buttons in the waistcoat (or is that a wool cardigan?) for staghorn effect buttons to correlate with your jacket. Also, v-neck jumpers (sweaters) are always another smart option to wear underneath your jacket, especially during the colder months - obviously.

Cheers,

[Tim Little]

Thanks, Kyle!

Good suggestion re: the buttons on the waistcoat; the thought had indeed crossed my mind already.

In fact, that waistcoat is a bit of a disappointment. It's the one I bought some time ago from New Jersey Piper, but I'd not worn it with a kilt prior to the above photos being taken. As you will note if you look closely, the bottom "tabs" of the waistcoat have been folded up and under so as not to compeltely overlap the sporran cantle! This has the effect of turning a 5-button waistcoat into a 3-button waistcoat. I don't think it's an issue of sizing: it's a small (37-39), and fits quite well otherwise; it just doesn't seem to be well-cut to wear with a kilt, ironically. (The neckline is also much lower-cut than a typical 5-button waistcoat.) It would certainly do in a pinch, however I'd want to pin or tack up the tabs more permanently.

Thus I'm still on the search for a proper waistcoat. I do like the look of the tartan/bottle green both with the above jacket and the grey houndstooth my mother-in-law recently converted for me (below):



As an alternative to going with a dark green waistcoat this "lovat green"* waistcoat from Highland House of Fraser (formerly Hector Russell of Inverness, apparently) also caught my eye:



... but of course without being able to directly compare the fabric it's hard to tell whether it would be a suitable match or just "close, but no cigar."

* I tend to think of "lovat green" as being a bit mintier or bluer in hue than the HHoF vest pictured, but it could just be the lighting in their photograph. I think the pix I've posted of the HoE jacket fabric are pretty close to "true" -- it's really a very interesting mid-tone green/warm-grey with a subtle herringbone pattern as you can see above... and apparently very tough to match!

[Tim Little]

The Great Tweed Hunt continues, but I just wanted to take a moment to give another special shout-out to Rocky who has already gone way above and beyond in his effort to help out.

[creagdhubh]

The Great Tweed Hunt continues, but I just wanted to take a moment to give another special shout-out to Rocky who has already gone way above and beyond in his effort to help out.

Rocky is awesome!

[Tim Little]

Sadly, I'm realizing there's no substitute for being able to compare fabrics in person. There's just too much variablitiy (lighting, etc.) to really be able to tell much of anything -- other than getting a very general sense of compatability -- online.

[creagdhubh]

Thanks, Kyle!

Good suggestion re: the buttons on the waistcoat; the thought had indeed crossed my mind already.

In fact, that waistcoat is a bit of a disappointment. It's the one I bought some time ago from New Jersey Piper, but I'd not worn it with a kilt prior to the above photos being taken. As you will note if you look closely, the bottom "tabs" of the waistcoat have been folded up and under so as not to compeltely overlap the sporran cantle! This has the effect of turning a 5-button waistcoat into a 3-button waistcoat. I don't think it's an issue of sizing: it's a small (37-39), and fits quite well otherwise; it just doesn't seem to be well-cut to wear with a kilt, ironically. (The neckline is also much lower-cut than a typical 5-button waistcoat.) It would certainly do in a pinch, however I'd want to pin or tack up the tabs more permanently.

Thus I'm still on the search for a proper waistcoat. I do like the look of the tartan/bottle green both with the above jacket and the grey houndstooth my mother-in-law recently converted for me (below):



As an alternative to going with a dark green waistcoat this "lovat green"* waistcoat from Highland House of Fraser (formerly Hector Russell of Inverness, apparently) also caught my eye:



... but of course without being able to directly compare the fabric it's hard to tell whether it would be a suitable match or just "close, but no cigar."

* I tend to think of "lovat green" as being a bit mintier or bluer in hue than the HHoF vest pictured, but it could just be the lighting in their photograph. I think the pix I've posted of the HoE jacket fabric are pretty close to "true" -- it's really a very interesting mid-tone green/warm-grey with a subtle herringbone pattern as you can see above... and apparently very tough to match!

This style looks just like my bespoke tweed waistcoats from Kinloch-Anderson.

[Tim Little]

Again, realizing that there's no substitute for comparing actual fabric samples, I've found a few promising tweeds that might bear further investigation:

First what I believe is a Cheviot tweed (CHE064 according to some designations) in "Green Lovat Fen":


USA Kilts


TweedTime.co.uk


Harris Tweed Shop


Heritage of Scotland

As you can see from the above, it's a bit hard to tell what the "true" color is from online swatches.

Here's another pic showing the same tweed betwixt swatches of Modern Mackenzie and Weathered Mackenzie:

[Tim Little]

However, since none of the above seem quite as warm or light-toned as the HoE pix posted previously, I have an inquiry in to Bookster in the UK regarding a couple of their offerings that seem intriguing:

Magee of Donegal Moss Herringbone Lambswool:


Lovat Mill Teviotex Country Herringbone Tweed:


Lovat Mill Sporting Moss Herringbone Tweed:


Lovat Mill Sporting Green Herringbone Tweed:


Which may or may not be the same as Teviotex 966 Sporting Tweed at the Tweed Shop from Highland Clans: