Viscose & Cotton Lawn - Summer Sky Picnic Check
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: Light
GSM: 150
Composition: 100% Cotton
Width: 118cm / 46.5inch
Length pattern repeat: 4cm / 1.6inch
Width pattern repeat: 4cm / 1.6inch
Colour:
Shades: This light and cheerful woven checked shirt-weight fabric features a classic country check reimagined in an uplifting palette of hazy summer-sky blue, fine coral-red overchecks, and a fresh white base. The combination evokes lazy picnic lunches beneath bright summer skies, dotted with soft, drifting
Design: A flat-weave cotton–viscose fabric, finely woven to a smooth shirt weight, with crisp woven overchecks that give definition and clarity to the pattern while maintaining a soft, relaxed feel.
Overall: A fresh, optimistic colour story that feels easy, breezy, and effortlessly wearable, perfect for warm-weather dressing.
Properties:
Texture: Smooth and lightweight with a softly woven finish, combining the breathability of cotton with the fluid softness of viscose.
Handle: Comfortable and stable in both width and length, with a gentle suppleness that makes it easy to cut, sew, and wear.
Drape: A light, easy drape that allows garments to skim the body naturally, ideal for relaxed silhouettes with subtle movement.
Garment Suggestions:
Types: Ideal for warm-weather makes, this shirt-weight fabric is perfectly suited to relaxed shirts and blouses, summer dresses, tunics, pull-on skirts, and lightweight trousers or shorts. Its breathable handle and soft drape also make it a lovely choice for casual co-ords, holiday wear, and everyday pieces designed for comfort without sacrificing style. Simple silhouettes, classic tailoring details, and unfussy patterns allow the woven check to shine.
Patterns: We would suggest patterns such as the Tessuti - Eva Dress, the Charlie Caftan, the Elodie Dress, the Fender Smock, the Merchant & Mills - The Factory Dress, the Fran Pajama, the Jenna Shirt, the Liesl + Co - Yanaka Jacket and the Megan Nielsen Protea.
Other Uses:
Accessories: Perfect for scarves, neckerchiefs, fabric headbands, scrunchies, lightweight tote bags, and soft make-up bags.
Furnishings: Ideal for delicate soft furnishings such as cushion covers, curtain panels, lampshades, and table linens where a lighter drape is desired.
Upcycling: Use offcuts for patchwork projects, quilt blocks, bunting, gift wrap, lavender bags, or to refresh and embellish existing garments.
Ladies Dressmaking Fabrics
Sourced from a UK based supplier who specialises in ladieswear fabrics, both deadstock and regular stock items. Supplying with mainly natural fibres both woven & knitted styles, offering a range of printed designs on cotton lawn, lyocell, viscose & more.
In this collection you will find Liberty & Liberty Style prints, as well as intricately detailed designs, some of which are re-stockable.
