9oz Classic Cotton Denim - Summer Skies
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
GSM: 330 (9oz)
Composition: 100% Cotton
Width: 148cm / 58.3inch
Colour:
Shades: This classic natural white-hued cotton base denim features a soft, uplifting blue face reminiscent of open skies, fresh laundry, and the gentle tones of vintage workwear washed to perfection.
Design: Yarn-dyed pale blue cotton warps are interwoven with natural-hued cotton weft yarns, producing a light, two-tone surface with a subtle depth and an effortlessly relaxed character.
Overall: Denim is super versatile! Summer Skies can be easily dressed and fashioned into smarter silhouettes with sharp detailing - neat, contrasting, natural topstitching and metallic hardware. They are also perfect for creating dressed-down styles and distressed/worn areas for statement fashions.
Properties:
Texture: Summer Skies boasts a pleasing absorbent cotton hand, feeling softer on the reverse, whilst the diagonal ridges of the twill weave emphasise the hard-wearing quality on the face.
Handle: This medium-weight denim is stable and structured, softening with washing and wear, making it suitable for a wide range of stylish and practical purposes.
Drape: True to its denim heritage, this fabric has a distinctive, structured drape, perfectly suited to tailored or utility-inspired pieces.
Garment Suggestions:
Types: This reliably sturdy medium-weight denim will make superb clothes for the whole family. Denim jackets, coats, and work-wear styles from jackets to dungarees, overalls, boilersuits, pinafore dresses etc.
Be bold - you can be your own fashion designer, by adding contrasting top-stitching and different kinds of hardware; studs, buttons and zips you can create your unique style.
Patterns: Patterns such as The Ilford Jacket, Osborn Dungarees pattern, Cordelia Trousers, Dawn Jeans and the Lynsey Dungarees are a perfect choice.
Other Uses:
Accessories: Complete your outfits with matching accessories - pair with scrunchies, tote bags, or headbands.
Furnishings: This versatile and durable fabric will make fabulous cushions, bean bags, storage boxes and many more.
Upcycling: Use your scrap pieces to repair your most loved pair of jeans, patchwork together with other denim to create small storage bags, leaving the edges raw to fray and add texture.
Denim & Drills/Twills
Denims, Drills and twills are practical and hard-wearing fabrics thanks to their close weave construction with lightly raised diagonal ridges. These fine twill weave, stable handle, (often with slight ease width-wise) mediumweight, reassuringly heavy drape and pleasing cotton feel, these fabrics make perfect for a plethora of hard-wearing fun and fab garments.
These fabrics boasts excellent strength, stability and a versatile handle. They will drape well (when used at length) and has a pleasing malleable hand, yet will hold crisp details such as collars and top-stitched panels: characteristic of jeans and utility styles.
