Wool Flannel - Liquorice & Mint Plaid
Only 7m of this product left in stock
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.
Specifications:
Weight: Light / Medium
Composition: Wool & Polyester
Width: 152.4cm / 60inch
Pattern Repeat: 6cm / 2.36inch
Colour:
This classic plaid in a wool and poly mix is woven with a black background with a mid-grey, light grey and white overcheck. It has a soft, lightly brushed feel and a good drape and handle. You can't go wrong with a black, grey and white combination and the check is not too large so is suitable for a multitude of projects.
Properties:
Soft and drapey enough to fashion yourself a Viv Westwood style "drape and thick" skirt or dress. Add some leather kilt buckles or a metal zipper here or there and you've got yourself an edgy creation that is sure to get you noticed.
Garment Suggestions:
Are you more of a traditionalist? This would look first-rate made into a preppy pinafore dress. Ideal for office or college neat skirts. Straight or pleated, equally ideal. Why not create a smart little waistcoat for the ideal go-to garment to smarten up a dull wardrobe.
Ideal for combining with many other black-white fabric combinations (see Fabworks online black/white wool) and have yourself a superb monochrome interiors melange of checks, plaids, herringbones?
Other Uses:
Perfect! You can choose as little or as many as you dare? Great for a riot of similarly coloured cushions, but all in different designs!
Garment Photos are of The Hooded Overshirt by The Maker's Atelier, available here.
Customer Reviews
Recommended by Maker’s Atelier who always recommend beautiful fabrics for their patterns. Superb quality. Thank you.
I bought this to copy the Makers Atelier version of their hooded overshirt. It's heavyish with a tang of wool about it and I hope it will be warm. Easy to sew. Thickness of some seams and corners requires lightening of the presser foot and longer stitches. I don't know why it's called mint as pale colours are white and grey. Good quality for the price.
Not sure about the fabric - I don’t think that I would have bought it had I seen it first. It feels a bit stiff and not particularly good quality. I feel I will need to think carefully before deciding what I will use it for - I had initially though that I would make a skirt - would you advise me please what the make up content of the fabric is please. ? Ie 50/50 wool/man made etc. I look forward to hearing from you - many thanks. EileenMahon
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!
