"Crowfoot" jean fabric

[amymckinney]

Hi all,

I just ran across a swatch of fabric at C.R. Childs -- called "Crowfoot".  He sent it to me as an alternative to regular jean wool.  It's grey-brown, is listed under "jeans" but has a smooth, felt-like feel to it, and it seems to hold its edge really well.  Any expertise out there regarding the use of this fabric in western-theatre, Trans-Mississippi department?  I'm traveling, so at the moment I have no books/resources at my disposal.  Wondered if anyone knew a thing about it.

Thanks much!
Amy

[Phil Graf]

The swatch on the website looks great to me.

Something I've seen on original garments, but not so much on reproduction jeancloth is that often times there's a heavy nap on the original cloth that obscures the warp threads.  Only after the garment experiences heavy use and wear does the nap wear away to expose the cotton threads.

[amymckinney]

Great, Phil, thanks! 

After looking them over this weekend, it looks like all we can really afford is the jean wool right now.  C. R. Child's is $24/yd.  Maybe one day, when we feel like just trying something new, I can get him to buy this.  I know he's going to get tired of brown jean wool eventually. 

-Amy