Tweed Tunic Design with AI

Cloth to ask your mill for

Wool tweed

Typical weight

300 to 400 g/m²

Drape

Structured, holds its own shape

Stretch

Slight

Breathability

Medium

Warmth

Warm

Care

Dry clean

How common

Niche, usually a specialist order

Typical cloth price

$20-60/yard

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

Typical length

75 to 90 cm, from the high point of the shoulder

Defining details

Side slits, split neck, long or three-quarter sleeves, hip to thigh length

Cloth needed

about 1.6 to 2.2 m of 150 cm cloth, roughly $35 to $140 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.

On a tunic it holds its own shape, which suits a cropped, boxy or sculpted top more than a fitted one.

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.

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.

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 tunic in wool tweed, 300 to 400 g/m², with a structured drape and a matte surface, for autumn and winter.