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Jersey fabric guide

Jersey Windbreaker Design with AI

A jersey windbreaker is a specialist order: ask for ponte di Roma at 300 to 380 g/m², and expect fewer mills to take it on.

Of the 12 cloths this guide lists for this cut, it sits between cotton velvet and bouclé tweed in weight.

Next to cotton velvet, it is heavier, more matte, cooler to wear and easier to care for.

Windbreaker in ponte di Roma, on a model in a studio
Rendered in the studio for this page

Jersey Windbreaker at a glance

Cloth to ask your mill for
Ponte di Roma
Typical weight
300 to 380 g/m²
Drape
Soft
Stretch
Moderate
Breathability
Medium
Warmth
Neutral
Care
Machine wash cold, inside out
How common
Niche, usually a specialist order
Typical cloth price
$5-15/yard

Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.

The windbreaker, in numbers

Typical length
68 to 76 cm, from the high point of the shoulder
Defining details
Hood with toggles, half or full zip, mesh lining, packable pocket
Cloth needed
about 1.8 to 2.2 m of 150 cm cloth, roughly $10 to $36 of cloth at typical prices

Typical figures for an adult size M. The pattern tier is set from the real piece count when you order.

How jersey behaves on a windbreaker

In a windbreaker it tailors well: the shoulder rolls naturally and the lapel presses into a soft line.

At this length a soft cloth moves gently at the hem and falls in loose folds.

It is neither warm nor cool, so it works across most of the year.

Wash it cold and inside out to keep the color.

It hardly creases, but a light jersey can twist after washing and bag at the knees and elbows.

About jersey

Jersey is knitted, not woven: rows of interlocking loops that stretch in every direction. It is knitted in cotton, viscose, wool, silk and blends, often with elastane.

Jersey is knitted on circular machines almost everywhere; the yarn and the gauge decide its quality more than the place.

It is rarely lined; a second layer of the same jersey is used where a lining would be.

Cutting, sewing and color

A ballpoint or stretch needle and a stretch stitch or an overlock; let the cloth relax for a day before cutting.

It takes dye evenly and prints well, though stretch can thin the color at knees and elbows.

Its surface is matte, so it photographs evenly under flat light.

A description to start from

A windbreaker in ponte di Roma, 300 to 380 g/m², with a soft drape and a matte surface, for most of the year.

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