Black Medium Wale Corduroy Fabric | Cut-Pile Woven, 9.5 oz

Corduroy collars are one of the defining details of classic workwear. Look closely at a well-worn duck work jacket, chore coat, or barn coat and there's a good chance the collar is faced in cord. This is a medium wale corduroy in Jet Black, 323 gsm (9.5 oz/yd²), at the right weight for exactly that job.

There's a practical reason it ended up there. Duck canvas is stiff and rough against the neck, and corduroy's soft cut pile is far more comfortable where a jacket rubs skin all day. At 9.5 oz it turns cleanly around a collar point without adding bulk, and the ribs give the collar a bit of texture and contrast against the canvas body.

Use it to recollar a work jacket that has worn through at the neck, one of the most common repairs on older canvas coats, or to build your own chore coat with the collar, cuff facings, and pocket flaps in cord. It also stands on its own for work pants and overshirts. Pair it with the duck and canvas in our Workwear & Utility Fabrics collection.

A few notes from the cutting table. Corduroy has a nap, so cut collars, cuffs, and facings all in the same direction or they'll shade differently once sewn. The pile layers like to creep under the presser foot, so a walking foot and a slightly longer stitch help, especially where cord meets canvas. Press from the back over a towel to keep the wales from flattening.

Sold by the half yard and cut continuously, shipped folded. Rolled shipping is available on request, so contact us for a quote to ship rolled. We ship across Canada and worldwide.

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