Yeah, but I'm using this for upholstery, not for clothing.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Wait, now I'm confused - I thought that you were looking for an economical source of Eightie's MB corded velour in order to fashion a suit...

I'm pretty sure that's not the wool fabric in question - looks more like a cotton blend...

Eh, if I get ten years out of it, I'll be happy . This is an appearance/comfort mod.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I use nothing but polyester double-knit for my suits.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Ha! Well, after thinking about it, I will admit that this is mostly an appearance mod with a comfort excuse . I ordered a free swatch of the material I pictured earlier, so we will see how that looks...

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I had a Mercury with black leather seats, and talk about painful! I found bead seat "covers" at Walmart for $10 each and man were they cool! The air go between me and the seat an do more than protect, it also cool! Also great for long road trips. Yes, I know they are used in cabbies, as I was reminded by my Brother, but function over form! Just a thought...

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Current fleet:

1985 Mercedes-Benz 280TE - Waiting for heart surgery.

1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TDT - Rear ended 23 September 2016 and now looking for a new home.

1979 Mercedes-Benz 300TD - Parted out.

1964 Volkswgen Beetle - Vater's since September 1968 and undergoing a restoration.

1971 Volkswagen Sunroof Squareback with F.I. - in need of full restoration.

1971 Volkswagen Squareback automatic with F.I. - Vacationing with her caretaker until he is in better health.

Sorry, that sounds too easy.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I think I'll end up going with the fabric I pictured earlier on... it is a commercial-grade upholstery fabric with a level 5 lightfastness rating (the highest resistance to fading). I've ordered three other swatches that are also in the blue family, but I have a hunch we're going with this one. I'm not 100% sure it'll look good -- I have trouble convincing myself 100% on anything -- but my mother says it looks good, so I'll trust her . Her sense of colors was probably better than mine to begin with and has been refined by decades of sewing.

I also called SMS Auto Upholstery, and their immediate reaction was to offer to send me samples, so I said go ahead. However, after doing some online research, I am guessing their stuff will be too expensive for me. So, unless they send me something really awesome, and it's not over $20/yard, I'm probably going with this.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

hows the breath-ability of the material?

On my van I had the seats re bolstered and recovered with some heavy duty waterproof commercial vinyl. Result is you start sweating on them even in winter, which is not a consideration I was thinking of when I had it done.

I need beaded seat covers for them.

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Quite breathable. It looks like the stuff you'd see on conference-room chairs. If I can't get Euro cloth seats, I might at least do my own poor-man's version .

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."