Avoca Luxury Deadstock Fabric
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Worsted 100% Wool Twill - Hydrangea Patch
Only 14.5m 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.
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Description
Overview:
This beautifully woven lightweight wool twill combines classic tailoring credentials with a joyful, colour-rich personality. Softly brushed for comfort and woven with care, it offers elegance, practicality and expressive charm in equal measure, perfect for garments that feel as good as they look.
Specifications:
Weight: Light
GSM: 198
Composition: 100% Wool
Width: 156cm / 61.4inch
Width pattern repeat: 25cm / 9.8inch
Length pattern repeat: 34cm / 13.4inch
Colour:
Shades: A rhapsody of lilac, mauve and complementary cool blue-green hues are woven in a repeating pattern of block checks (6cm x 8.5cm), forming a perfectly pretty patchwork reminiscent of shifting hydrangea blooms in full summer flourish.
Design: Classic twill-woven block checks arranged like a patchwork of softly harmonised hydrangea-inspired hues.
Overall: Fresh, elegant and quietly joyful, this is a characterful wool that balances colour, sophistication and wearability. A fabric designed to lift the spirits while remaining refined, versatile and enduring.
Properties:
Texture: Hydrangea Patch boasts a fine, lightly brushed wool texture. The softly raised surface creates a cosy hand, while the twill weave introduces subtle structure and visual interest.
Handle: Stable in width and lengthwise with natural bias ease. Malleable yet structured, offering the classic, dependable feel associated with fine wool worsted twills.
Drape: Drapes elegantly with a gentle swish and stylish movement, making it suitable for both tailored silhouettes and softer designs.
Garment Suggestions:
Types: Ideal for uplifting wardrobe staples that combine practicality with personality. Think tailored jackets, suits, trousers, skirts, waistcoats and dresses that celebrate colour while retaining polish and versatility.
Patterns: We love this fabric for patterns such as the Cordelia Trousers, the Ilford Jacket, the Amelia Skirt, the Coat, and other classic tailoring designs.
Other Uses:
Accessories: An excellent choice for smart, structured accessories, including bags, laptop sleeves, caps, belts and formal hats. Vibrant yet refined, this fabric is one you’ll want to show off.
Furnishings: While primarily a garment fabric, it also works beautifully for tailored home accents such as cushion covers, draught excluders or decorative panels where a thoughtful pop of colour is desired.
Upcycling: Perfect for smaller projects and offcuts, ideal for appliqué, patchwork, contrast panels, fabric trays or colourful soft furnishings that benefit from structure and longevity.
Sourced As Deadstock:
This fabric is from the Fabworks x Avoca collaboration for A/W 2024, that features a collection of deadstock luxury dressmaking fabrics & trimmings.
Delivered to Fabworks straight from the Avoca garment makers, this fabric has very limited stock availability and cannot be repeated once sold out. If you've spotted something you like, don't leave it too long before ordering!
Fabworks x Avoca
Fabworks’ association with Avoca began in 2011, when Fabworks Mill Shop was only a fraction of what it is today, and way before Fabworks Online existed. We were approached by Avoca with an offer to buy their surplus fabric from the previous seasons' collections. What an opportunity! A deal was struck, and what arrived at our warehouse a few weeks later was the most amazing selection of Irish-made pure wool fabrics, plus all the accessorising elements within the Avoca ladieswear collection (elaborate trimmings, gorgeous embroidered silks, lightweight satins, Liberty jerseys) and the cherry on top of the cake – Irish-made Donegal Tweed!
The working relationship between Fabworks and Avoca blossomed over the next few years and allowed Fabworks to develop its focus on high end ladies’ dressmaking fabrics and away from the lower end of the textiles market.
Four years and several thousand metres of fabric later, Fabworks took a bigger step than ever before, and collaborated with Avoca to commission its own range of Irish-made pure wool fabrics which marked the launch of Fabworks Online, November 16th 2015. This was a defining moment for Fabworks, being the very first collection of fabrics that we commissioned ourselves. With a range of herringbones in iconic Avoca colour-rich palettes, this was Fabworks’ first taste of proper manufacturing in the 21st century.
Find out more & read our blog article announcing the return of the Fabworks x Avoca collaboration & see behind-the-scenes of our visit to Ireland in summer 2024
