Ponte de Roma - Lipstick Red

Specifications:

Weight: Light

GSM: 230

Composition: 95% Polyester & 5% Elastane

Width: 150cm / 59.1inch

Colour:

This blue-based classic red is the colour of fast cars, '50s 'pin-up' model's lipstick, true loves rose bouquets, and so much more. Red is passionate, powerful and attention grabbing. Wear this colour and feel empowered!

Properties:

This quality lightweight Ponte double jersey has a seriously soft feel and a malleable drapey handle. Featuring an excellent retentive two-way stretch.

This polyester and elastane Ponte de Roma is, easy to wear and easy to care with a delicious drape. Knitted in a superfine close horizontal ribbed knit that has good opacity against the skin but is slightly translucent when held to the light and when overstretched.

Garment Suggestions:

Lipstick Red will make versatile casual styles or fashion-led designer style pieces depending on the patterns and styles you choose. The perfect partner to your existing wardrobe. Start with simple T-shirt tops, then experiment by adding puffed sleeves, ruffles and gathers. Extend these simple styles into dresses and tunics. Add simple loose jogger-style trousers with elastic waists, or pencil & tube skirts, hoodies and sweatshirt dresses. These will all become key pieces in your wardrobe.

Branch out into more adventurous projects and create versatile cardigans and coatigans. You can even make the most elegant drapey occasion wear dresses and jumpsuits that will look worthy of red carpet events from this superb Ponte de Roma.

For further ideas take a look at Wendy Ward's: A Beginner's Guide To Sewing With Knitted Fabrics. There are excellent easy-make projects and patterns in this fantastic book, most of which we've already tried and tested ourselves.