Doctor Who: Tom Baker costumes

Well I know it was a big revelation to discover the Check waistcoat was a short nap velvet (or perhaps a velour) and not some kind of tweed/wool. It is more apparant in the patch scarf pictures than any of the wasitcoat shots though. But yes this was confirmed because peices were cut up and used to patch the Shada scarf and about 4 different people have confirmed the fabric content base don this.

For those looking for an available close enough tardis scarves on GB uses this fabric for her Shada scarf patches: fashionfabricsclub.com: There are so many plaids that would work, that it was hard to choose. I bought #ZZ516 Taupe/Beige Coating

Pete if I recall correctly just found a close match form thrift/ebay shopping and didn't do a recreation per se.

As for spoonflower, you can do this with the Check fabric on their heavier twill cotton which will do fine enough for a vest to get you by. I did a few early tests this way for color sampling and it will definately give you the read you want and it's the most convenient/cheap way to have this done. Though with the current info now known, accuracy buffs will now insist for a dull cotton velvet version and that gets a bit tricky for printing hence the group run I wanted to organize and why some won't want to bother with the soonflower route. For the sake of getting something out there I would post this to spoonflower myself for the time being but it's not my graphic work - I'm waiting on permission before making it publicly available beyond the pre-agreed group run we discussed when commencing the project.

manofsteel25 said:

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Well I know it was a big revelation to discover the Check waistcoat was a short nap velvet (or perhaps a velour) and not some kind of tweed/wool. It is more apparant in the patch scarf pictures than any of the wasitcoat shots though. But yes this was confirmed because peices were cut up and used to patch the Shada scarf and about 4 different people have confirmed the fabric content base don this.

For those looking for an available close enough tardis scarves on GB uses this fabric for her Shada scarf patches: fashionfabricsclub.com: There are so many plaids that would work, that it was hard to choose. I bought #ZZ516 Taupe/Beige Coating

Pete if I recall correctly just found a close match form thrift/ebay shopping and didn't do a recreation per se.

As for spoonflower, you can do this with the Check fabric on their heavier twill cotton which will do fine enough for a vest to get you by. I did a few early tests this way for color sampling and it will definately give you the read you want and it's the most convenient/cheap way to have this done. Though with the current info now known, accuracy buffs will now insist for a dull cotton velvet version and that gets a bit tricky for printing hence the group run I wanted to organize and why some won't want to bother with the soonflower route. For the sake of getting something out there I would post this to spoonflower myself for the time being but it's not my graphic work - I'm waiting on permission before making it publicly available beyond the pre-agreed group run we discussed when commencing the project.

His was just a red and olive tan tartan. With striping, it could pass...I just wish there was a name for it.
You didn't really need the scarf to know it was velvet actually. Look at the publicity photo, it clearly looks printed.

~On a new note, I just began casting on to knit the season 12 argyle cardigan with acrylic fingering weight yarn. This will take a good chunk of 2012 and I am also making a hat for my friend, along with a scarf. I'll post pictures when I've done a considerable amount of work on it.

The style of the pattern has always suggested a woven fabric to me but I do see what you mean about the printed quality in the few hi res photos I've seen of it. But none of these suggested a nap or velvet to me til I saw the candid scarf photos and even then i needed confirmation. Strange to this this was likely some kind of curtain or upholstery material back in the day.

Look forward to seeing how your S12 argyle cardigan works out!

Big chief studios just released this pic:

Although not wearable, still better than the character options figure.

Wow... very nice!

I saw that pattern on live journal, care to post some of it here?