Quote Originally Posted by koala View Post
I've ripped out lousy chamois from tights, then used the tights over a pair of shorts with a good chamois. Why do manufacturers persist in putting low-end chamois in their winter line?
I've done that too, but actually it was (at the time) a very nice natural leather chamois that was outlasted by the even nicer PI wool tights.

Having watched my mother - an accomplished seamstress - learning to sew stretch fabrics, and having heard even more of her frustrated stories when I wasn't watching, I'd be very hesitant to attempt a chamois replacement myself. But if you have experience doing that, or know someone who does, I'd say go for it!