Tweed fabric guide
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For a tweed puffer jacket, most mills quote bouclé tweed at 300 to 450 g/m²: a classic pairing.
Of the 12 cloths this guide lists for this cut, it sits between ponte di Roma and rigid denim in weight.
Next to rigid denim, it is lighter, warmer to wear and more demanding to care for.

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Tweed Puffer Jacket at a glance
- Cloth to ask your mill for
- Bouclé tweed
- Typical weight
- 300 to 450 g/m²
- Drape
- Structured, holds its own shape
- Stretch
- Slight
- Breathability
- Medium
- Warmth
- Warm
- Care
- Dry clean
- How common
- A classic pairing
- Typical cloth price
- $20-60/yard
Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.
The puffer jacket, in numbers
- Typical length
- 65 to 75 cm, from the high point of the shoulder
- Defining details
- Baffled channels, down or synthetic fill, stand collar or hood, two-way zip
- Cloth needed
- about 2.2 to 3.0 m of 150 cm cloth, roughly $48 to $200 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 puffer jacket
In a puffer jacket it holds a strong shoulder and a straight front almost without help from the canvas.
Cut short, a structured cloth stands away from the body and gives a graphic, boxy shape.
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 puffer jacket in bouclé tweed, 300 to 450 g/m², with a structured drape and a matte surface, for autumn and winter.
If tweed is not quite right
- Lighter: Jersey, in ponte di Roma
- Heavier: Denim, in rigid denim
- More drape: Velvet, in cotton velvet
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