Really good budget clothing

[Nice65]

@Broch mentioned shooting shops. I find reasonably priced gear in the farm supplies places. The sorts of places you can get a length of water pipe, a roll of wire, or a new coat. They all seem to stock Hoggs, Ridgeline etc. Ridgeline is designed specifically for shepherds and not cheap, but that sort of gear, the Clarkson checked shirts, Hoggs etc is all good value and seeing as every farm worker I see is wearing it, it works fine.

TBH I rarely see a farmer in anything other than wellies, jeans, and a tattersall checked shirt with a waxed jacket for wet days and a wool jumper for cold.

 

[bigbear]

Totally agree that…..
Decathlon, outstanding value. I have used their cheap thermal tees for years, hard to see a difference performance wise between them and Patagonia silk weight Capilene at £££
Charity shop wool, cheap as, warm even when wet. Also good for woolly hats.
Wax jackets ditto, no need for a big name.
Wellies ! Dry feet are happy feet.
Finally do not neglect Ebay, there are bargains to be had, like Paramo , waxed jackets etc

 

[Sooty22]

Finnish M62 wool trousers and tunic. Bought them dirt cheap back in the day, and they have been absolutely incredible. Fantastic around fire as I believe they are 100% merino wool loden, very comfortable even when soaking wet, and seriously rugged.
Very difficult to buy them now, especially in normal sizes, so I am looking at copying the set I have. However, the correct fabric has so far proved very elusive.

 

[homesicksteve]

Finnish M62 wool trousers and tunic. Bought them dirt cheap back in the day, and they have been absolutely incredible. Fantastic around fire as I believe they are 100% merino wool loden, very comfortable even when soaking wet, and seriously rugged.
Very difficult to buy them now, especially in normal sizes, so I am looking at copying the set I have. However, the correct fabric has so far proved very elusive.

Yes. We had a memeber here, @Martti, who was sending them from Finland... but that was before Brexit.
I have a tailored pair !

 

[Billy-o]

The German army parka - remarkably hard wearing item. I wore one to school. It had a removable quilted liner for Winter. Would have liked the fur liner, but you could wear the quilted liner alone, with a bit of elan. I am still sentimentally as well as practically attached to them. I bought another in my late 30s but I am too fat for it now. I have had a Snowsled ventile version since maybe 20 years.

 

[Sooty22]

Yes. We had a memeber here, @Martti, who was sending them from Finland... but that was before Brexit.
I have a tailored pair !

Happy days then, if Martii can still get his hands on some; my time is split between Scotland, Italy, the Czech Rep and Greece, so I have a few EU options to choose from!
Martii, I will get my size tags and PM you.

 

[Toddy]

Finnish M62 wool trousers and tunic. Bought them dirt cheap back in the day, and they have been absolutely incredible. Fantastic around fire as I believe they are 100% merino wool loden, very comfortable even when soaking wet, and seriously rugged.
Very difficult to buy them now, especially in normal sizes, so I am looking at copying the set I have. However, the correct fabric has so far proved very elusive.

Abemelech Hainsworth.....superb wools

Throw Shop | Iconic Woollen Cloth Since 1783

www.hainsworth.co.uk

but see this thread....

N

Thread 'Fulled Loden'

Dec 10, 2018

Found this and ordered a sample...

https://www.myfabrics.co.uk/81-4578-127_fulled-loden-dark-olive.html

I'm considering trying some as a lining for a bodywarmer or jacket.

Anyone used it? If so, how thick is it? Does it have reasonable wind resistance? What's it like to sew on a machine?

• Nomad
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• Forum: DIY and Traditional crafts

 

[Billy-o]

I'd buy this if it were a fraction larger. There is tons of this stuff M&F on Etsy

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4476902653/vintage-pischl-austrian-loden-wool?ls=a&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=filled+loden&ref=sc_gallery-1-4&cns=1&plkey=EubAiBYf0NPOTkd6c33vNHWLll63%3ALTf6f490bae797515df5109e2b0d728362b7167de9

 

[Sooty22]

Abemelech Hainsworth.....superb wools

Throw Shop | Iconic Woollen Cloth Since 1783

www.hainsworth.co.uk

but see this thread....

N

Thread 'Fulled Loden'

Dec 10, 2018

Found this and ordered a sample...

https://www.myfabrics.co.uk/81-4578-127_fulled-loden-dark-olive.html

I'm considering trying some as a lining for a bodywarmer or jacket.

Anyone used it? If so, how thick is it? Does it have reasonable wind resistance? What's it like to sew on a machine?

• Nomad
• Replies: 22
• Forum: DIY and Traditional crafts

Yip, the other thread highlights a common problem I found with 'loden' in the UK; it is usually not loden... Unless paying ca. £25 a metre as a minimum, I would not expect loden.
A good source of quality woolen fabric in the Continent is activefabrics. They send to the UK too, but beware as the prices are more in £ than they are in euros AND they are net of VAT, so it turns out considerably more expensive. A workaround for our own stuff is to buy it when we visit family across the water and then carry it back.

 

[Toddy]

Our usual option is to hit the re-enactor's markets (if you get to a Warwick weekend when there are two of them on, it can be both fun, and a great way to stock up on stuff) and just see what they have available.
Hands on search through the wools and linens.

Next one is on the 13th November

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