100% Ramie Linen - Atlantic Teal Tourmaline
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: Medium (Heavy Drape)
GSM: 220
Composition: 100% Ramie
Width: 142cm / 56inch
Introduction:
Atlantic Teal Tourmaline is a fabulous jewel-toned is one of some new additions to the website and was manufactured by a renowned European company. With a soft textured feel & a luxe matte finish, natural fibre lovers, this is for you!
Ramie is an ancient fibre known to have been used for over 6000 years! It is also known as grass linen and grasscloth. It is taken from the stem of a plant, belonging to the nettle family but without the sting and it is often used as an alternative to linen.
Want to know more about Ramie? Read our blog What is Ramie Fabric?
Colour:
Use this dreamy ocean hued, linen-look ramie fabric to create all those go-to garments sure to become perennial favourites in your wardrobe.
We've purposely matched the jewel tones with our Heart of Huddersfield & Designer Linings which complement them. Yes, you can have a totally coordinating wardrobe of fabulous jewel tones. The perfect indulgence for all of you fabric & colour fiends!
Properties:
Atlantic Teal Tourmaline really does have all the characteristics of quality washed linen from the pleasing slubby yarn (which creates a sketchy cross-hatched look) to the comfortable hand, which immediately feels soft, breathable and absorbent to touch.
The natural slubby quality of the yarn and the traditional weave give this fabric a classic medium-heavy linen-like personality with a versatile style.
Ramie is cool and breathable, resistant to shrinkage, insect damage and mildew, it is a super-strong fibre and holds its shape well and is even stronger when wet! These wonderful plants have been used in textile production for thousands of years, ancient Egyptians are thought to have made a similar fabric to wrap their sacred dead in.
Soft, absorbent, breathable, comfortable and lightly textured with a subtle lustre (the mark of good quality) this fabric is a true classic. Choose key pieces you can layer with other breathable fabric garments.
Garment Suggestions:
Wide-legged trousers, The Cordelia Trousers, A-line dresses and skirts, pinafore dresses, popover pinafores and shark bite tunics are all pieces with drape and will create comfortable airy pieces perfect for teaming with simple white linen tops.
Atlantic Teal Tourmaline will also make more structured pieces; classic blazers and waistcoats like The Jemima Waistcoat.
Create a capsule wardrobe of fresh spring-summer Ramie, Linen and (Linen blend) makes you will want to take through into autumn.
Sustainability:
Ramie doesn't require pesticides or herbicides to grow and it can be harvested up to 6 times in a good year. It is very strong with some research suggesting that it is 8 times stronger than cotton.
It’s one of the oldest fibre crops, having been used for at least 6,000 years. The fibre is Vegan-friendly (unlike silk or wool), and unlike cotton doesn’t require pesticides or herbicides (like cotton does).
European Linen Fabrics
Linen has been used for centuries because of its beneficial properties: cool, breathable, and it gets softer with washing & wear.
This fabric has been sourced from one of Europe's top linen fabric manufacturers, who supply the international market with high-quality premium dressmaking & furnishing linens. Rescued as deadstock end-of-line fabric, once upon a time destined for the fashion industry, primarily for women's clothing and offering a variety of detailed designs with printed, jacquard, dyed & coated finishes. Naturally sustainable, with good durability and quality designs, you will soon realise why these fabrics are so sought after.
Very limited stock, no restocking once sold out.
