John Wedeward sackcoats ????

[kration44]

Does anyone know if John Wedeward is still making Federal sackcoats or not ?

Thank You in advance !
Kration44

[Craig L Barry]

I think he is still making sack coat kits. If you want him to make the sack coat it will be six months wait.

[Ross L. Lamoreaux]

It seems that he still is in business according to his website www.cwquartermaster.com (updated 12-09). I can't speak for his delivery time, but he does make a fine fatigue blouse. I would also look into Wambaugh, White, & Co., Chris Daley, NJ Sekela, and Joe Blunt (mudcatsgt@earthlink.net) for other excellent blouses.

[doughboy]

Also makes an excellent blouse. Generally available at S&S Sutler in Gettysburg
Christopher Wilson

[unclefrank]

and it was very nice

http://www.kabar44.com/federalItems.htm

[Craig L Barry]

I have two of Wambaugh & White's Federal sacks, one lined and one unlined. The color on the lined coat is really odd, it appears to have faded badly in patches. A bad batch of wool cloth perhaps because the other is faded but not to the same degree. I thought the beauty of Indigo is that it did not fade with exposure to the sun?

I made a sack for myself, which was a waste of some of the last Family Heirloom Weavers flannel and my son has a CJ Daley unlined sack which is still primo after five years. Wedeward's sack got a great review in The Watchdog about ten years ago, and presumably nothing about them has changed for the worse.

[unclefrank]

Didn't Dan do a recall of some of his Federal Sack coats not too long ago? The material didn't hold up well. I too have a couple of his Union sack coats and they are still doing well after about five years.

[GreencoatCross]

Craig,

A few years back we were having trouble with our flannel in that one-half of it was being dyed slightly darker than the other half. This flaw ran the entire length of the fabric. It sounds like the lined blouse you have could have been made from this material. Both Dan and myself are unaware of any fading problems with our flannel...I'm curious, do you mind sharing pictures of your coat via email?

Our fatigue blouse recall was enacted because of the same batch of material. Fortunately our current stock is evenly dyed, finished correctly, and we have not had any problems with it in some time.

[Ross L. Lamoreaux]

Craig,

A few years back we were having trouble with our flannel in that one-half of it was being dyed slightly darker than the other half. This flaw ran the entire length of the fabric. It sounds like the lined blouse you have could have been made from this material. Both Dan and myself are unaware of any fading problems with our flannel...I'm curious, do you mind sharing pictures of your coat via email?

Our fatigue blouse recall was enacted because of the same batch of material. Fortunately our current stock is evenly dyed, finished correctly, and we have not had any problems with it in some time.

I'll vouch for the new flannel they're using. I got several yards of it recently and it is some stellar stuff. I'd go so far as to say its as good or better than the old Pat Kline/Family Heirloom Weavers stuff.

[Craig L Barry]

Well Ross, that is high praise indeed. I will see if I can get pics that show the fading. It doesn't affect the serviceability of the coat, it just looks a little funny. Worst sack is still my homemade.