Velvet fabric guide
Velvet Bomber Jacket Design with AI
Mills make velvet bomber jackets regularly, usually in cotton velvet at 280 to 380 g/m².
Of the 12 cloths this guide lists for this cut, it sits between cotton canvas and ponte di Roma in weight.
Next to cotton canvas, it is heavier, more fluid, shinier and warmer to wear.
Velvet Bomber Jacket at a glance
- Cloth to ask your mill for
- Cotton velvet
- Typical weight
- 280 to 380 g/m²
- Drape
- Soft
- Stretch
- None
- Breathability
- Low
- Warmth
- Warm
- Care
- Dry clean
- How common
- Common
- Typical cloth price
- $12-40/yard
Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.
The bomber jacket, in numbers
- Typical length
- 62 to 70 cm, from the high point of the shoulder
- Defining details
- Rib collar, cuffs and waistband, front zip, sleeve utility pocket
- Cloth needed
- about 1.8 to 2.2 m of 150 cm cloth, roughly $24 to $96 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 velvet behaves on a bomber jacket
In a bomber jacket it tailors well: the shoulder rolls naturally and the lapel presses into a soft line.
Cut short, a soft cloth keeps a relaxed line without much movement at the hem.
It wears warm, which places it in autumn and winter collections.
The finished piece is usually labelled dry clean only.
The pile crushes under pressure and where it is sat on, and it marks when pressed flat, so it is steamed rather than ironed.
About velvet
Velvet is a woven cloth with a short, dense cut pile that gives it depth and a soft hand. It is made in cotton, in silk and viscose blends, and as a stretch velvet knitted with elastane.
Silk and viscose velvets for eveningwear are a speciality of mills in France and Italy; cotton velvets are made widely.
Velvet pieces are usually lined in a smooth fabric so the pile does not catch on what is underneath.
Cutting, sewing and color
Cut every piece with the pile running the same way, sew with a walking foot and press face down on a needle board.
The pile deepens dark shades, and the same color looks lighter or darker depending on the direction of the nap.
It has a soft sheen that shows the folds without glare.
A description to start from
A bomber jacket in cotton velvet, 280 to 380 g/m², with a soft drape and a soft sheen surface, for autumn and winter.
If velvet is not quite right
- Lighter: Cotton, in cotton canvas
- Heavier: Jersey, in ponte di Roma
- Cooler: Denim, in rigid denim
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