100% Wool Melton - Red Alert
Only 4.5m of this product left in stock
Price is per HALF metre. 1 unit = 0.5metres. For 1.5metres, add 3 units.
All cut length orders are sent as one continuous length.
Order a sample of this fabric first to make sure it's exactly what you expect.
Specifications:
Weight: Medium / Heavy
GSM: 432
Composition: 100% Wool
Width: 154cm / 60.6inch
Introduction:
This cloth was saved from a West Yorkshire woollen manufacturer, where it would otherwise have been destroyed. Rescuing good cloth from waste is what Fabworks is for. This roll came through the salvage in perfect condition with no fault, so it is offered at its full price.
Colour:
Attention grabbing, emotion stirring and bold. This superb, bright and commanding orange based red is a classic woollen medium weight cloth, perfect for recreating historical military styles or simply for a stylish, commanding red number. Clothing or crafts, Red Alert is a winner.
Properties:
Woven by a renowned Yorkshire woollen mill from super soft, exquisite quality wool yarn, this stunning and lightly brushed Melton has soft napped surfaces, allowing rain to run off easily. One side is slightly less napped but with a suitably soft and cosy feel.
With a medium to heavy drapey hand and slight bias ease, it is very stable width and lengthwise. When light is captured on the brushed face the subtle lustre of the quality yarns is displayed, giving a truly polished and classic appearance to any garment constructed from it. As with any napped Melton, the surface may be prone to pilling in wear.
Garment Suggestions:
Indulge yourself with this timeless wool Melton and fashion smart separates, jackets and matching pencil skirts, or try classic coats and jackets, capes and ponchos, waistcoats, shift dresses, and matching accessories too.
Start with our sewing patterns for heavy wools and coatings, or browse The Pattern Stash, our own pattern range.
Line your jacket with one of our Jewel jacquard lining collection fabrics, perfect for statement waistcoat backs too.
Benefits of sewing with Wool! 🐑
We love wonderful wool! Why? Because it looks beautiful, well yes but did you know wool has a series of superpowers that make it the most incredible natural fibre, suitable for more garment suggestions and sewing inspiration than possibly any other?
Wool has a unique naturally crimped 3D structure which attributes to some brilliant properties & makes it a great fabric to wear throughout all the seasons.
Naturally Breathable: This amazing 3D crimped structure promotes air circulation allowing air to pass through the fabric, allowing for circulation and ventilation for your skin to breathe, keeping you cool.
Shower Resistant: Sheep naturally produce a waxy substance called lanolin. As sheep live outdoors, this naturally occurring wax helps to protect sheep from the elements, naturally shedding water & keeping them dry. This same property is retained within the wool fibres when spun into yarn.
Moisture Absorbing: The moisture-retentive superpowers of wool! It’s hydrophilic core gives wool the ability to wick away moisture keeping you dry and comfortable – this possibly one of our favourite properties because you can stay fresh when wearing wool, from autumn right through to spring!
