Yorkshire 100% Wool Twill - Navy Menzies Tartan
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.
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Overview:
This collection of medium-weight tartan twill fabrics, woven in Yorkshire from pure wool, represents the very best in British textile craftsmanship. Once reserved for princes and aristocracy, these iconic checks and bold colour combinations carry centuries of tradition. Reimagined by visionary designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen, tartan has since taken on new identities, moving from heritage to high fashion, and from exclusivity to everyday wear.
Specifications:
Weight: Light / Medium
Per Linear Yard: 13oz, Torridon
GSM: 215
Composition: 100% Wool
Width: 155cm / 61inch
Pattern repeat: 10.5cm x 13cm / 4.1inch x 5.1inch
Colour:
Shades: This Yorkshire woven Navy Menzies is a striking version of the historically rich fabric that reflects the heritage of the clan it takes its name from. The original tartan is famously minimal (often just black and white), the stark combination making it visually unique and thought to symbolise the clan's boldness and clarity of purpose.
This version features a deep navy blue base that is interwoven with intersecting warp and weft stripes, creating a striking but unfussy tartan checked design. This bi-colour tartan is easily interpreted into a wide range of fashion and apparel.
Design: A closely woven twill fabric woven using multi coloured warp and weft yarns to form the Tartan design, the worsted yarns used in the twill weave add clarity of colour and definition to the design's sett, also assisting and enhancing the fabric's hand.
Overall: A strong and unique tartan where the dark navy symbolises strength, authority, dignity and formality. Natural white symbolising peace, purity, and truth. A timeless tartan, easily interpreted in a wide range of apparel and home styles. Imagine this classic tartan made into a skirt or trousers, teamed with a crisp white shirt and red cashmere jumper.
Properties:
Texture: Navy Menzies Tartan is a closely woven, all-wool worsted fabric with a versatile medium/light weight. It offers the look and character of traditional wool while being softer and more comfortable against the skin. It boasts a refines twill texture.
Handle: A stable, closely woven fabric that is hard-wearing and made to last. Perfect for structured pleats and tailored details.
Drape: In addition to holding crisp details, this fabric drapes with a reassuring weight, ideal for bias cuts, flares, and flounced designs. The tartan sett can be cleverly used to create striking focal points in bespoke garments and creative pieces.
Garment Suggestions:
Types: It’s the perfect fabric for a plethora of sewing room projects, and it will always do as it’s told. Wool of this kind is easy to sew and will stand the test of time.
Create a wide range of apparel from classic separates, trousers, skirts, pinafore dresses, tunics, blazers, to stand-alone pieces from ballgowns to everyday utilitarian styles with a heritage twist. Naturally, it is also perfect for traditional Scottish attire such as kilts, scarves, and ties.
All lovers of textiles will find countless uses for this first-rate Yorkshire tartan, carrying you through autumn and winter, and perfectly into spring.
Patterns: Consider patterns such as the Cordelia Trousers, the Rambler Pants, the Lynsey Dungarees, the Osborn Dungarees for trousers and dungarees or the Amelia Skirt, the Arya Pleat Dress, The Blazer or the Scoop Pinafore.
Other Uses:
Accessories: Complete your outfits with matching accessories, think ties, scrunchies and matching handbags. We love The Frame Bag pattern!
Furnishings: Perfect for a tweedy highlands scheme, create cosy soft furnishings such as cushion covers, boxed-edge seat pads, blind trims and draught excluders or use to upholster and upcycle furniture.
Upcycling: Ideal for scrap-friendly projects like appliqué, patchwork or textile art. Offcuts can be transformed into contrast panels for garments, or used to create characterful soft furnishings, think fabric trays, coasters, or classic pieces like Scottie dogs, teddy bears and dachshund draught excluders.
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