Riverside Check - Houndstooth Wool Tweed
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: 368
Composition: Wool & Polyester (minimal)
Width: 152.4cm / 60inch
Pattern repeat: 10cm / 3.3inch
Introduction:
This delightful wool blend country tweed fabric is the epitome of all the favourite country colours rolled into one and displayed in a story of warp and weft wonders like a stroll down the riverbank full of all nature's wonders.
Colour:
Beige and grey sit calmly in the background like the dried reeds and grasses of a winding waterway, whilst alternating bands of rich mossy green and peaty brown, across the warp, are accentuated by vivid orange the colour of a Kingfishers breast feathers. The deep jewel green feathers of mallard ducks provide further inspiration with alternating bands placed alongside the grounding peat brown across the weft. The combination of warp and weft accent colours produces the characteristic country check with feature windowpane overcheck.
Properties:
Riverside Check boasts all the hard-wearing qualities of a finely woven woollen, a touch of polyester produces extra strength. This fabric is closely woven, stable and boasts a reassuring, cosy heavy drape quality. This classic wool tweed is soft and malleable perfect for creating temperature-regulating apparel with style.
Garment Suggestions:
Riverside Check is perfect for fashioning classic outerwear and hard-wearing separates. Start with simple and stylish pencil skirts, A-line skirts and waistcoats, like The Pattern Stash - Jemima. Choose a complementary quality lining the Jewel Jacquards are perfect you’ll have garments that will soon become perennial favourites. Shift dresses and pinafore dresses are super comfy and make classic key pieces. When your sewing skills are more established, try classic jackets/blazers The Avid Seamstress -The Blazer is a superb pattern ideal for an introduction to jacket making. Overcoats and capes will look so stylish in this country check. Add multi-toned, horn-type buttons to your makes, picking out the tones of rust and brown for an individual style.
Other Uses:
Freshen up your home and use this hard-wearing wool tweed, check to create a range of coordinating soft furnishings such as cushions, throws, blinds and curtains for truly harmonious styling in the home.
Don't forget to use all your scraps for; appliquéd cushions, bag making, door stops, draught excluders, hats, caps, neck warmers, mittens & wrist-warmers, throws & blankets and much more. Whatever this fabric inspires you to do!
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!
