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Tweed fabric guide

Tweed Cargo Pants Design with AI

Mills make tweed cargo pants regularly, usually in wool tweed at 350 to 500 g/m².

It is the heaviest of the 14 cloths this guide lists for this cut, ahead of rigid denim.

Next to rigid denim, it is heavier, warmer to wear and more demanding to care for.

Cargo pants in wool tweed, on a model in a studio
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Tweed Cargo Pants at a glance

Cloth to ask your mill for
Wool tweed
Typical weight
350 to 500 g/m²
Drape
Structured, holds its own shape
Stretch
Slight
Breathability
Medium
Warmth
Warm
Care
Dry clean
How common
Common
Typical cloth price
$20-60/yard

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

The cargo pants, in numbers

Typical length
100 to 110 cm, from the waist
Defining details
Bellows thigh pockets with flaps, articulated knees, drawcord or button hems
Cloth needed
about 1.6 to 2.0 m of 150 cm cloth, roughly $35 to $130 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 tweed behaves on a cargo pants

Cut into cargo pants, it holds the shape of the cut on its own: seat, pockets and leg line stay where the pattern puts them.

Cut long, a structured cloth is heavy and stiff, so it suits a straight, coat-like line more than a flowing one.

It wears warm, which places it in autumn and winter collections.

The finished piece is usually labelled dry clean only.

It is very hard-wearing and sheds light rain, but heavy tweed is bulky at the seams and stiff at first.

About tweed

Tweed is a rough, warm woollen cloth woven from yarns dyed before weaving, which gives it its flecks and its checks. It was made for the outdoors and remains one of the most durable cloths.

Harris Tweed is hand-woven in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland and carries its own certification mark; most other tweeds come from Scotland, England, Ireland and Italy.

Tweed jackets, coats and skirts are lined in viscose or cupro, for comfort and so the cloth does not catch.

Cutting, sewing and color

A 90/14 needle; match the check or the stripe at every seam, and tape the edges so they do not stretch.

Its color comes from yarns dyed before weaving, so the flecks are part of the cloth, not printed on it.

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

A description to start from

A cargo pants in wool tweed, 350 to 500 g/m², with a structured drape and a matte surface, for autumn and winter.

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