11oz Eco Denim - Soft Wash Blue
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
GSM: 378 (11oz)
Composition: 80% Recycled Cotton & 20% Recycled Polyester
Width: 152cm / 60inch
Colour:
This soft wash style denim sports a pale blue hue, the colour of a cool cloudless sky. Its natural-hued base displays tiny cotton seed residue within the yarns and produces a pleasing natural style. Denim fabrics with this washed palest dye effect have an easy-going style. Easily dressed and fashioned into smarter silhouettes with sharp detailing - neat top stitching and gleaming metallic hardware. They are also the perfect base for statement embroidery, applique and fabric painting.
Properties:
Soft Wash Blue boasts (as its name suggests) a soft pleasing absorbent cotton hand which feels almost lightly brushed. This medium-weight denim is stable, hard-wearing and will drape at length, making it suitable for a wide range of practical purposes.
Garment Suggestions:
This reliably sturdy medium-weight denim will make superb clothes for the whole family. Denim jackets, coats, and work-wear styles-from The Ilford Jacket to dungarees, like our Pattern Stash - Lynsey Dungarees overalls, boilersuits dungaree style pinafore dresses etc.
Be bold - you can be your own fashion designer, by adding colourful contrasting top-stitching and different kinds of hardware; studs, buttons and zips you can create your unique style. For some classic denim aesthetic-designed patterns, take a look at Merchant and Mills. There are so many other excellent patterns available too.
We love the Sew Different Osborn Dungarees pattern and Kusama Jacket pattern.
Other Uses.
Create cute soft furnishings with offcuts and scraps from cushions and bean bags to blinds and storage pockets.
Denim & Drills/Twills
Denims, Drills and twills are practical and hard-wearing fabrics thanks to their close weave construction with lightly raised diagonal ridges. These fine twill weave, stable handle, (often with slight ease width-wise) mediumweight, reassuringly heavy drape and pleasing cotton feel, these fabrics make perfect for a plethora of hard-wearing fun and fab garments.
These fabrics boasts excellent strength, stability and a versatile handle. They will drape well (when used at length) and has a pleasing malleable hand, yet will hold crisp details such as collars and top-stitched panels: characteristic of jeans and utility styles.
