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 Arya Pleat Dress, the Charlie Caftan, the Elodie Dress, the Fender Smock, the Fleetwood Frock, the Fran Pajama, the Jenna Shirt, the Joti Duster 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.
