freesewing/markdown/org/docs/patterns/charlie/fabric/en.md

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title: "Charlie chinos: Fabric Options"
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The obvious choice for Charlie chinos, is [chino fabric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chino_cloth), which is a cotton twill fabric.
These days it's often sold as a blend to a little bit of stretch, which is optional.

But you have a lot of options here, and your choice of fabric will influence what sort of style these project.

Go for **wool** for the most classic look. Check the suiting section of your fabric store for options.
If this is your first pair, some wool-poly blend is most likely going to be more budget-friendly.
But don't let price alone guide you, buying some cheap whimsical fabric is the best way to come up with a shitty looking pair of trousers, and get frustrated in the process.

For **cotton**, go for a heavier weight. Cotton might also be a bit easier on the beginner than wool.
If unsure what to use, ask for chino in the fabric store and simply pick a colour you like.

Nothing beats **linen** on a hot summer day.
It's fun to work with too, but it does wrinkle like a mofo, and even the most neatly made trousers look somewhat messy when made in linen.
What I'm saying is, maybe not for your first pair.
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Revert "chore: Linting for markdown and js" This reverts commit 1c92e0f655c1b34e4b1f6807914529cc4d82ff81. 2021-10-17 18:26:00 +02:00			`The obvious choice for Charlie chinos, is [chino fabric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chino_cloth), which is a cotton twill fabric.`
feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00			`These days it's often sold as a blend to a little bit of stretch, which is optional.`

			`But you have a lot of options here, and your choice of fabric will influence what sort of style these project.`

chore(markdown): Linter auto-fix of org markdown docs 2022-02-19 08:08:58 +01:00			`Go for wool for the most classic look. Check the suiting section of your fabric store for options.`
			`If this is your first pair, some wool-poly blend is most likely going to be more budget-friendly.`
feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00			`But don't let price alone guide you, buying some cheap whimsical fabric is the best way to come up with a shitty looking pair of trousers, and get frustrated in the process.`

chore(markdown): Linter auto-fix of org markdown docs 2022-02-19 08:08:58 +01:00			`For cotton, go for a heavier weight. Cotton might also be a bit easier on the beginner than wool.`
feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00			`If unsure what to use, ask for chino in the fabric store and simply pick a colour you like.`

chore(markdown): Linter auto-fix of org markdown docs 2022-02-19 08:08:58 +01:00			`Nothing beats linen on a hot summer day.`
			`It's fun to work with too, but it does wrinkle like a mofo, and even the most neatly made trousers look somewhat messy when made in linen.`
feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00			`What I'm saying is, maybe not for your first pair.`