Lightweight Royal Oxford Cotton - Blue Ink

Specifications:

Weight: Light

GSM: 132

Composition: 100% Cotton

Width: 150cm / 59inch

Pattern repeat: N/A 

Introduction: 

Blue Ink - Royal Oxford Designer Shirting was originally created for a top British designer. This fine Turkish cotton has excellent strength, a silken, high thread count, excellent breathability an amazingly soft and lightly textured feel. It features a complex weave that resembles micro building blocks!

These impeccable shirting fabrics are often made into dress shirts for formal occasions, but why save something so pleasing for a once-in-a-while occasion? We think this delightful fabric deserves a place in all our lives for some daily indulgence. 

Colour:

This pleasing complex woven fabric features silken yarns of natural white and deep inky blue, to produce a wonderful indigo mid-denim hue.

Make this stunning fabric into a multitude of styles, from seriously stylish dress shirts to semi-relaxed smart casual, (think quality shirt, jeans and blazer style). This will make an excellent alternative to blue chambray - think of this as "luxe chambray!"

Properties:

Blue Ink is soft and lightly textured thanks to its feature micro weave) and also stable and hard-wearing. It will hold crisp details such as collars, facings and cuffs for classic shirt making. But It shouldn't be consigned to only shirtmaking. Utilise the reassuringly soft drape and will form the prettiest full gathers for flounces, ruffles and tiered styles and show off a subtle lustre!

Garment Suggestions: 

Blue Ink will make superb classic and retro style shirts, Sew Mark Francis' Brighton Shirt Pattern and Vanessa Mooncie's Book: The Gentleman's Wardrobe also has a similar retro style shirt pattern with cropped sleeves. The Kalle Shirt by Close Core Patterns will make up perfectly in this quality fabric an invaluable piece for easy outfits. Team with your favourite jeans

Blue Ink will form pretty gathered details, to create matching baby and toddler outfits and even christening attire; super cute rompers, dresses and matching knickers. Add embroidered yokes and collars, and add contrasting smocking or ric-rac trim for the cutest creations! super sweet for children's jumpsuits! Put this fabulous fabric to use for boho blouses or peasant-style smocked blouses add some contrasting embroidery- The Anthea Blouse- Anna Allen patterns is a perfect choice!

The Megan Nielsen Patterns' Protea Capsule Wardrobe would make perfect examples of pretty full-gathered styles for easy, stunning outfits and so versatile!

Other Uses:

Add this blissful blue fabric to your crafting stash for a luxe addition to your patchwork and applique pieces and so much more. Team this fabric with others from the Designer Shirtings Range. We think this will make beautiful pillowcases with embroidered monograms which will make special gifts.

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