Yorkshire 100% Wool Twill - MacEwan Muted Tartan
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Price is per HALF metre. 1 unit = 0.5metres. For 1.5metres, add 3 units.
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Overview:
This collection of medium-weight tartan twill fabrics, woven in Yorkshire from pure wool, represents the very best in British textile craftsmanship. Once reserved for princes and aristocracy, these iconic checks and bold colour combinations carry centuries of tradition. Reimagined by visionary designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen, tartan has since taken on new identities, moving from heritage to high fashion, and from exclusivity to everyday wear.
Specifications:
Weight: Medium
GSM: 270
Composition: 100% wool
Width: 160cm / 62.9inch
Pattern repeat: 18cm x 16.5cm / 7.1inch x 6.5inch
Colour:
Shades: This impeccably woven Yorkshire 100% Wool Twill showcases the MacEwan Muted Tartan, a classic tartan with a palette inspired by nature and heritage, evoking the quiet strength of Argyll’s landscape: the deep teal waters, dark evergreens, and the glow of hearthlight (gold and red) within stone homes by the loch.
A background of muted spruce green-blue alternates with calm Loch Blue, while black anchors and contrasts the pattern, lending depth and continuity to the ancient sett. Overchecks of heritage gold and Highland red add the final flourish.
Design: Woven in a traditional twill weave, this design pays homage to the MacEwans’ origins around Loch Fyne and Otter, where sea meets spruce-covered hills. The tartan balances cool aquatic tones with grounded forest hues, highlighted by heritage overchecks symbolising loyalty and legacy.
Overall: Calm, dignified, and timeless. This classic muted tartan wool twill is hard-wearing and versatile, suitable for everything from formal kilts and jackets to scarves, crafts, and interiors such as upholstery or throws.
After all, tartan is timeless and plaid is not a fad!
Properties:
Texture: MacEwan Muted Tartan is a closely woven, all-wool worsted fabric with a versatile medium/light weight. It offers the look and character of traditional wool while being softer and more comfortable against the skin.
Handle: A stable, closely woven fabric that is hard-wearing and made to last. Perfect for structured pleats and tailored details.
Drape: In addition to holding crisp details, this fabric drapes with a reassuring weight, ideal for bias cuts, flares, and flounced designs. The tartan sett can be cleverly used to create striking focal points in bespoke garments and creative pieces.
Garment Suggestions:
Types: It’s the perfect fabric for a plethora of sewing room projects, and it will always do as it’s told. Wool of this kind is easy to sew and will stand the test of time.
Create a wide range of apparel from classic separates, trousers, skirts, pinafore dresses, tunics, blazers, to stand-alone pieces from ballgowns to everyday utilitarian styles with a heritage twist. Naturally, it is also perfect for traditional Scottish attire such as kilts, scarves, and ties.
All lovers of textiles will find countless uses for this first-rate Yorkshire tartan, carrying you through autumn and winter, and perfectly into spring.
Patterns: Consider patterns such as the Cordelia Trousers, the Rambler Pants, the Lynsey Dungarees, the Osborn Dungarees for trousers and dungarees or the Amelia Skirt, the Arya Pleat Dress, The Blazer or the Scoop Pinafore.
Other Uses:
Accessories: Complete your outfits with matching accessories, think ties, scrunchies and matching handbags. We love The Frame Bag pattern!
Furnishings: Perfect for a tweedy highlands scheme, create cosy soft furnishings such as cushion covers, boxed-edge seat pads, blind trims and draught excluders or use to upholster and upcycle furniture.
Upcycling: Ideal for scrap-friendly projects like appliqué, patchwork or textile art. Offcuts can be transformed into contrast panels for garments, or used to create characterful soft furnishings, think fabric trays, coasters, or classic pieces like Scottie dogs, teddy bears and dachshund draught excluders.
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!
