100% Wool Melton - Petrol Blue

Overview:

Petrol Blue is 100% wool, a medium to heavyweight Melton in a saturated petrol blue-green. Felted and naturally water-repellent, it suits coats, jackets and capes.

If you love Petrol Blue, you'll love its sisters: Peacock Blue, Noble Azure, Ceanothus Blue, Storm Cloud Navy, Tempest Grey, Cerulean Teal and Baltic Blue, and the rest of this batch of fifteen solid-hued Meltons.

Specifications:

Weight: Medium / Heavy

GSM: 545

Composition: 100% Wool

Width: 160cm / 63.0inch

Colour:

Overall: A saturated petrol blue-green.

Shades: A solid, saturated blue-green hue redolent of the blue-green iridescence to be seen upon the surface of petrol. This magical hue has a mesmerising quality, deep, calming and oozing style. Why else do creatures like damselflies, peacocks and teal ducks display this hue? Wear this captivating colour and prepare to receive admiring glances.

Design: A solid-hued, plain Melton, woven and then milled to give its felt-like finish.

Properties:

Texture: Closely woven, felted and lightly brushed, with a traditional wool feel and a cosy finish. Both sides have the felted surface, making them naturally water-repellent. Please note that the nap may be prone to pilling after frequent wear.

Handle: Stable both width and lengthways with a firm handle, and little fraying on the cut edges - a fabric that will do as it's told.

Drape: Hangs reassuringly, with enough weight and body for structured outerwear; this fabric will keep the elements out.

Garment Suggestions:

Types: Classic outerwear and hard-wearing separates: start with simple gilets, waistcoats or wrap skirts for a quick make, then move on to jackets, coats and capes, from classic pea coats and duffle coats to oversized statement coats. Shackets made up in this cloth team perfectly with country tweeds and staple denim. Historical costume makers and reenactors will find it ideal for period costume.

Patterns: Browse our Sewing Patterns for Heavy Wools & Coatings for coats and jackets, or our Sewing Patterns for Midweight Wools for waistcoats, skirts and pinafores, and our own Pattern Stash designs: try the Jemima Waistcoat and the Amelia Skirt for the perfect place to start.

Other Uses:

Accessories: Complete your outfits with matching accessories: hats, caps, neck warmers, mittens and wrist-warmers.

Furnishings: If clothes-making isn't your forte, this cloth is excellent for upholstery and soft furnishing projects such as rustic seat pads, boxed cushions and footstools. It is ideal for blankets and throws too.

Upcycling: Offcuts make an ideal base for 2D needle-felted projects such as bags, cushions and wall hangings, or personalise them with appliqué and team with your Yorkshire Tweed offcuts for a wonderful combination.