They aren't identical. In my opinion, they were drawn by the same person or method, but they are not the same exact art. The wave shapes are identical, but the order of the waves is not. I've based my wave pattern on a reissue shirt, but everything after that point (the line thicknesses, colors, interference, etc) was based on the originals. Unless you've spent as much time staring at it as I have you won't be able to see a difference.
The patterns are ALMOST ready, spoonflower is just giving me trouble right now, some technical issue with a revision I uploaded to the cuff patterns. Hopefully it'll be straightened out in the next day or so.
Well, I wanted to see the fabric anyways, so I ordered the swatch. It's too bad their turnaround time is so long, it won't get here until the new year probably. As soon as I get the "shipped" email for the swatch I can convert it into the new red cuffs and they'll be ready to order.
Fun side note, I'm dying my black and white houndstooth trouser material right now. Yay!
Really looking forward to seeing some of this fabric up close. As far as the colors go, this isn't a first guess as its based off both the original scans and what I already had printed from spoonflower. Risu used information from both sources to arrive at this pattern, and I'm convinced that it will be the best repro we've seen yet. His attention to detail is crazy.
Also, for those interested in purchasing a shirt and not just the fabric, I may be taking on a few as commissions. I've already developed a good pattern for the shirt and with Risu's input, will be improving it to screen accuracy. I may ask that you order fabric and have it shipped to me and just charge labor, but the total cost should be competitive with the competition. As far as quality goes. I'm tops. I've been sewing for 28+ years.
Just throwing that out there.
Risu and I have been discussing this project back and forth for awhile now and both agree that we've been tackling this for the Who community and not for personal glory or profit (though we do need to make something for our time). The number one goal has always been to make this as financially feasible and accessible as possible for a variety of skill levels.
Risu: What's the houndstooth for? Are you using Rit dye? That stuff always takes twice as much as you think it should. Unless you're trying to give a slight tint, then it takes half. Weird that way.