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#1 2010-03-12 14:53:13
- captainpreppy
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Pilling in Harris Tweed--Normal?
Last fall, I received from Chan a jacket made from one of the new 15-ounce Porter & Harding Harris tweeds. After quite moderate use in the course of the winter, I am noticing quite a bit of pilling. Is this normal for Harris tweeds, which I think tend to be somewhat rough and shaggy, or is it a mark of subpar quality? I note that Chan did not have this collection with them on their November tour. I wonder if this was the reason.
Any thoughts or counsel?
#2 2010-03-12 16:22:35
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Pilling in Harris Tweed--Normal?
Pilling has happened on my tweed garments merely by hanging them in the closet and having them brush up against other garments.
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#3 2010-03-13 12:54:09
- captainpreppy
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Re: Pilling in Harris Tweed--Normal?
^But I've had no pilling in four other tweed jackets (Shetland and Donegal) that I've had much longer. So, is it just certain tweeds where this is endemic?
#4 2010-03-13 13:28:28
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Re: Pilling in Harris Tweed--Normal?
#5 2010-03-15 12:41:07
- vwdolly
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Re: Pilling in Harris Tweed--Normal?
Harris tweed doesnt normaly suffer too bad with pilling, as FNB said maybe just the initial loose pile but then its fine usualy.
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#6 2010-03-15 15:18:38
- captainpreppy
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Re: Pilling in Harris Tweed--Normal?
Would going over the jacket with one of those pumice stones (I think they are) sold as anti-pilling devices beneficial? I've got one around somewhere.
#7 2010-03-15 15:49:15
- zebear
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Re: Pilling in Harris Tweed--Normal?
I love Donegal and Harris Tweed. Harris tweed is the only fabric which you can tear a hole through with a pen, and then rub it off... I could not tell ya about pilling though...
#8 2010-03-16 12:01:49
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Re: Pilling in Harris Tweed--Normal?
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde