To The Manner Born: Crash?

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Crash?

I learned a new thing today, crash linen.

Toad

8 comments:

Anonymous said...: "crash linen"

Hm. You gave us the term, but as for the learning, you kinda left us on our own. I even had to get past google's Did You Mean CRUSHED Linen?

Onward, keep looking. Here's Britannica's take:

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/141869/crash?anchor=ref70117

Which points to the term "Russian crash" which I happen to have a link for purchasing, I've bought from these folks a few times [for domestic uses], you might want to take a look at these folks, sir. That is, should you be interested in Russian crash which is heavily slubbed, very inexpensive.

http://www.fabrics-store.com/first.php?goto=fabric_type&menu=f&fabric_type=1

-Old Faithful; March 15, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Toad said...: From the ad I take it to mean natural (unbleached and undyed) linen. I have a sport coat made from it (the fabric was cheap). I never knew such fabric had a special name.; March 15, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Dustin B. said...: As for myself, I would just like to have the opportunity to buy a brand new Crash suit for only $38.; March 15, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Toad said...: Double breasted too!; March 15, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Anonymous said...: "From the ad I take it to mean natural (unbleached and undyed) linen. I have a sport coat made from it (the fabric was cheap)."

Ok.

What color is your sportcoat that's made from natural/unbleached/cheap/undyed/crash linen? Is it brownish like that which is today called "flax"? or is it yellowish like what we today called "natural"?

-Old; March 15, 2012 at 7:36 PM
Toad said...: One of each

jacket in grey nubby crash and suit in natural; March 15, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Toad said...: http://to-the-manner-born.blogspot.com/2009/08/jacket-with-thousand-fathers.html; March 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM
Anonymous said...: Ahhhhhh. Thousand fathers.

I love taking classes here at ToadU.

-Flo; March 16, 2012 at 7:33 AM

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)