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Cloth reweaving in San Francisco, CA?

Guttersnipe

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Does anyone know of a expert fabric re-weaver in the San Francisco Bay Area?

While traveling for work, I manged to put a gnarly surface snag on the shoulder of one my suits . . . the dangers of rapid taxi egresses while trying to make a flight.

The suit is bespoke and made from a very high-end super 150 sharkskin, so I'd really like to salvage it, if possible. I certainly don't fancy the prospect of replacing such an expensive suit after only a year . . . I know, I know, high number supers are terribly susceptible to such damage.

Thanks,
Guttersnipe
 
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Tomasso

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Sorry but I don't know of any elite reweavers outside of NY and Chicago. I send my repairs to Without a Trace in Chicago. They're magicians and worth every pretty penny they charge.
 

Guttersnipe

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Thanks for the recommendation A.C.! I was seriously upset when I got back to my hotel and made this post. After looking at the before and after pictures on Without a Trace's website, I am cautiously optimistic. Here's a picture of the damage:

 

Tomasso

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That's not the easiest fabric to mend but WAT will do as good a job as can be done. They've mended some tricky fabrics for me and while I always can see a slight trace (because I know where to look) nobody else can spot the fix. Send them the photo and they can give you a ballpark estimate. Good luck.
 

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