WEAVER’S BLANKET DENIM
A weaver’s blanket is a short test run of fabric, used to experiment with different techniques before committing to a full warp length.
Weaver’s blanket denim is a subtle interpretation of this idea: wide alternating bands flip between right hand and left hand twills, one metre apart. Each garment may only show a single change, randomly positioned on the piece as a marked convergence of the twill lines. This fabric is woven in England.
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TYPE 156 CUT OFF SPLIT BACK JEANS
Cut off and hemmed just below the knee, Split Back Jeans are cut straight, with a very high waist. They hark back to the original research in 2010 for Tender's first jeans, adapted from vintage British Rail uniform trousers.
TYPE 490 FLOOR SHIRT
The Floor shirt is an edited interpretation of a factory overshirt, with large hand pockets and wide sleeves. The stitching at the shoulders appears to make a traditional seamed split yoke, but in fact it shows how the front and back panels overlap, forming a double thickness at the shoulders without any additional seams.
TYPE 133 BIAS CUT TREWS
Bias cut trews are based on early trousers, which replaced knee-britches worn with knitted hose as practical leg coverings for men. They are cut entirely on the bias, so they will stretch around the knee and seat, shaping to fit the wearer over time.
TYPE 156 SPLIT BACK JEANS
Split Back Jeans are cut straight, with a very high waist. They hark back to the original research in 2010 for Tender's first jeans, adapted from vintage British Rail uniform trousers.
TYPE 005 ONE-STRAP TOTE BAG
The oversized One-strap tote bag is folded along the bottom edge, so there is no seam to create a weakness in the fabric. A single wide webbing strap loops around the bag twice, creating both handles, and is cut raw on the bias, at the overlap.
