My Latest Holy Grail: 1960 US Olympic Jersey

[xiang2011]

This one had been on my radar for 2-3 years.
Got the jersey ($375) custom-made from Ebbets Field Flannels and the patch ($52) from Dorholt Custom Sports in Colorado.
Overall, I'm pretty satisfied. The custom nfl jerseys is all wool with felt letters/numbers. The original had twill letters/number. The patch is 95% embroidered.
I'd say the jersey is 85-90% true to the original and the patch about 90-95%.

I chose No. 4, which was worn by defenseman John Mayasich, a Minnesota Gopher who was considered along with forward Bill Cleary and goalie Jack McCartan the best players on the team. Coach Jack Riley said that without Bill Cleary and John Mayasich, both late additions to the team, the US would have had to battle Australia for 5th place.

I've considered replacing the felt with twill. However, a local seamstress who has done work on other jerseys for me says there's a concern with damaging the jersey when removing the felt letters/number. She also indicated there might be a problem with the twill bleeding after it is heat-pressed onto the jersey prior to sewing the letters/number into place, which further increases the chance of damaging the jersey, which is a very fine wool weave.

I'd like to hear from anyone with experience attaching twill to a wool hockey sweater. Are her concerns valid?

The last pix, is of the original jersey