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This is the same spearpoint collar I got earlier, but with shorter points:
Q, Whats the length on these collars? And do you think the gap should be closed a little more?
This is the same spearpoint collar I got earlier, but with shorter points:
Thanks! Two Types and Mountain Man, what say you?
Qirrel, Two Types, and Mountain Man, have you washed your shirts yet? How was the shrinkage, if any?
For every shirt we make, we wash the fabric after the shirt length is cut from the roll. The washing is done in a home-style washing machine.
This stabilizes the fabric and the shirt is not expected to shrink after that.
Some fabrics do shrink a bit more even after they are washed. Once that comes to our notice, we change the wash process for those fabrics to 2-4 wash cycles.
So, most shirts will not shrink and even of they do, shrinkage will be minor.
Not washed it yet. I'll let you know.
If the shirt length is cut, then washed, does this mean you cut it slightly longer to compensate for possible shrinking? Typically you wash before you cut.
Obviously if the fabric shrinks VERY little, it's not a big deal- some fabrics can shrink anywhere from 3% to 10% which loses a LOT of length.
Just curious.
This has been requested a few times. In terms of tie-space, what would be more period accurate?
what you did on Qirrel's spear points.
...unless you had a different shape in mind with that collar ?
Luxire/Arnaud, may I make a recommendation?
One of the handsomest types of (not truly) 'solid-colored' shirting fabrics is end-on-end cotton broadcloth. Its white-on-color weave gives it more interest than, say, a standard solid broadcloth. If you were to offer end-on-end broadcloth in dark yellow, tan, light moss green, light brick red, light grey, robin's egg blue, and dark grey, I would order custom shirts from you in each of those colors, and probably more. Just a thought.