Ordering Custom Textiles
Hey everyone. I'm trying to recreate the vest from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I know it sounds strange, but I really want that vest. I've been obsessing over it for a long time.
Now, I look at the vest on display, and I can't decide if it's a knitted vest or made out of fabric, like sewn together. It looks like it has an elastic band around the waist and a black collar, so I think it might be sewn. But I can't get that fabric anywhere.
Is there any way to order custom textiles that ISN'T Spoonflower.com? I don't want printed textiles, but something woven.
Can someone point me in the right direction? I have no idea where to even look, mostly because I don't know the terminology.
THANKS!!
-Max
Now, I look at the vest on display, and I can't decide if it's a knitted vest or made out of fabric, like sewn together. It looks like it has an elastic band around the waist and a black collar, so I think it might be sewn. But I can't get that fabric anywhere.
Is there any way to order custom textiles that ISN'T Spoonflower.com? I don't want printed textiles, but something woven.
Can someone point me in the right direction? I have no idea where to even look, mostly because I don't know the terminology.
THANKS!!
-Max


















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Apparently, it's knitted:
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http://www.therpf.com/f24/ferris-buellers-vest-109828/
and one that someone actually knitted
http://knithacker.com/2010/09/17/the-ferris-bueller-vest/
Also, while the vest itself is machine knitted, I'm assuming that the collar and waistband are sewn on? Only the pattern is knitted, not the black parts?
All the knitting that happens anywhere near me is (a) hand knitting and (b) done by my wife.
If you're after specific knitting advice, I'd start a new topic with an appropriate title. I reached the end of my expertise at 9:41 above. All else is googled.
I'll check with Kitewife and get back to you.
http://www.profilekiss.com/picture/code-115/matthew+broderick.html