Yes, my main problem with this vest was they made it to small and it doesn’t fit me. Also, the print should have never been done on velvet as Doc’s vest wasn’t velvet. Doesn’t matter now as I am doing this project myself and my vest will be MUCH BETTER
I just throw everything in a box and sell it to whoever wants it
Barely related so I apologize, but with printing like this is 'leaving it in longer' an option to help the dye/ink penetrate better? I'm asking because I'm dealing with a similar issue with some custom printed corduroy fabric I ordered:Yep, this was done on the cheap
I'm not even talking about the terrible back panel (that's a crime right there if you know how those vests were made in the first place)!
And, as you said: it's like wearing your grand-ma's rug.
I have the same question because it is a pattern not a flood stain. That seems next to impossible but I have only dabbled.
Is your company going to be remaking the fabric too or are you getting that somewhere else?
Usually, the fabric will "blanche" when sewed (when done on the cheap) The foot of the sewing machine is rubbing the fabric while the seamstress is putting the garment together. You see the the different color at the collar, sleeves, etc...depending on the fabric, of course. Heavy fabric has a tendency to "fold harder" as it get squished between the foot of the machine and its base.
Sorry I don't have the answer for you on this, but IF I had to say, I would say the fabric is to thick to fully penetrate, as I think this was the problem on my vest. Basically the velvet was just to thick as it felt VERY PLUSHY. NOT a good fabric choice for a vest in my opinion.
We are going to have BOTH fabrics reproduced and it will be in our inventory for anyone wanting a Val/Doc vest/vests custom made
I haven't given out the website to anyone at the present time as we are still trying to get everything finished on it, so we won't have any problems when we actually debut it. We also have a Facebook page and an Instagram page. When we are ready to go, I will post everything on here so everyone can check it out
We are working on SO MUCH STUFF it's not even funny at this point. I think we will have just about every shirt John Wayne ever wore, several Clint Eastwood shirts, Gus's shirt from Lonesome Dove, Tom Selleck shirts from his most popular westerns, Johnny Ringo's shirt, a Wyatt Earp collection, and of course ALL of Doc's stuff, plus many more items that are in the works.
I definitely agree the velvet is wrong in terms of accuracy, it looks much thicker than the vest in the film, but I do think the fabric looks pretty nice, certainly better than how my corduroy turned out. Maybe the photos are making the blanching look less severe than it actually is though, mine looks worse in person than in my pic. I'm working on getting mine reprinted without the green ink so that I can just dye the whole thing green afterwards and 'fill in' the white bits between the ribs without having to worry about darkening the floral pattern as well.
You should have started that paragraph with Hello so I could say "You had me at Hello" but really you had me when I saw your serious OCD for quality and accuracy. OK, officially back to the Doc thread.I haven't given out the website to anyone at the present time as we are still trying to get everything finished on it, so we won't have any problems when we actually debut it. We also have a Facebook page and an Instagram page. When we are ready to go, I will post everything on here so everyone can check it out
Thank You Buddy
I take great pride In anything I put my hands on and because of that I have made a pretty good living. Some people call it OCD, I call it paying attention to the little details I think this website is going to blow the socks off any western fan out there
Because I am not comparing it to the original, I can only say WOW, I really love this vest. Can't wait to see final product.Disappointment #3
This vest was actually the nicest of the two vests. My only complaint was it was made to small and the back was made in four panels like the red vest. Once again, I will be taking on redoing this fabric and making this vest the way it should have been made the first time.
Yeah, that really bothered me, but I could have lived with it had the vest fit me. Well, until I got it remade that is........Better than the red one...but for that four piece back
It definitely was the best vest out of the two.........
