Post by docjones on Sept 3, 2008 23:49:39 GMT -5
(FYI: dual posted on COW)
I haven't worn my G&B goat much as of yet (its still high 80s/low 90s up here in the Northlands) but I have tried to wear around the house as much as I can given the heat, and I noticed something, particularly on the collar.
It seems that the hide on the fold of the right-side of the collar where it bends, when I straighten it out, has gotten seemingly very soft, and if I dare say the texture seems to have weakened. I am not good at describing this, but it almost seems like the goat hide on the collar is different, less stiff, than elsewhere on the jacket.
For instance, when I squeeze or bend the jacket elsewhere, it snaps back to its original stiffness and doesn't get really creased or softer. But when I do so to the right-hand section of the collar, it stays creased, and noticeably softer than the hide on the rest of the collar, and certainly the body and sleeves of the rest of the jacket. Is it possible that the hide for the collar could be a lesser cut, or is this endemic to goat?
I have not owned a goatskin jacket before, only cow and horse, I was wondering if this is a unique feature to goat where it gets much softer when bent/folded. Has anyone else, whether they own a G&B goat or other manufacturer, experienced this?
I haven't worn my G&B goat much as of yet (its still high 80s/low 90s up here in the Northlands) but I have tried to wear around the house as much as I can given the heat, and I noticed something, particularly on the collar.
It seems that the hide on the fold of the right-side of the collar where it bends, when I straighten it out, has gotten seemingly very soft, and if I dare say the texture seems to have weakened. I am not good at describing this, but it almost seems like the goat hide on the collar is different, less stiff, than elsewhere on the jacket.
For instance, when I squeeze or bend the jacket elsewhere, it snaps back to its original stiffness and doesn't get really creased or softer. But when I do so to the right-hand section of the collar, it stays creased, and noticeably softer than the hide on the rest of the collar, and certainly the body and sleeves of the rest of the jacket. Is it possible that the hide for the collar could be a lesser cut, or is this endemic to goat?
I have not owned a goatskin jacket before, only cow and horse, I was wondering if this is a unique feature to goat where it gets much softer when bent/folded. Has anyone else, whether they own a G&B goat or other manufacturer, experienced this?