Fabworks Yorkshire Tweeds
Our Yorkshire Tweed fabrics are created by the same team of expert craftsmen that produce the Fabworks Heart of Huddersfield Collection. From yarn through to weaving and finishing, these beauties are made int' Yorkshire mills by Yorkshire folk!
Yorkshire Barleycorn Wool Tweed - Bluebell Vale
Only 20m of this product left in stock
Price is per HALF metre. 1 unit = 0.5metres. For 1.5metres, add 3 units.
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Beschrijving
Overview:
Woven in the heart of Yorkshire, this beautifully textured barleycorn tweed celebrates traditional craftsmanship with a modern, expressive twist. Dense, characterful and naturally insulating, it offers warmth, durability and timeless appeal, making it ideal for both statement garments and heritage-inspired designs.
If you like Bluebell Vale we have six other colours available: Ember Bracken, Foxglove Hollow, Mistbourne, Golden Moor, Heather Veil & Butternut Ridge.
Specifications:
Weight: Medium / Heavy
GSM: 417
Composition: 100% Wool
Width: 150cm / 59inch
Colour:
Shades: This superb Yorkshire Wool Tweed Barleycorn features a grounding grey-green melange warp, evoking weathered stone and mossy earth, while the accent weft introduces a rich blue with subtle purple undertones, reminiscent of spring bluebells carpeting the moorland valleys. Cool, calming and quietly expressive, this palette is perfect for versatile tailoring.
Design: A classic barleycorn weave, prized for its textured surface and heritage character. The interplay of the two yarns enhances the weave detail, creating depth and interest.
Overall: Textured, layered, and naturally sophisticated, this collection of Yorkshire barleycorn wool tweeds captures the atmospheric beauty of the uplands in every weave. Timeless yet unmistakably modern, it offers seven colour choices to suit a wide range of tastes and styles. This palette balances heritage authenticity with contemporary versatility, creating tweeds that feel richly layered, tactile and enduring.
Properties:
Handle: This fabric is dense and cosy yet maintains an element of malleable softness. They boast a stable hand width and lengthwise plus a gentle natural bias ease, making for a versatile medium / heavy natural fibre fabric.
Drape: This will drape with weighty reassurance when used at length, enveloping the wearer in cosy warmth that feels soft and indulgent.
Garment Suggestions:
Types: Ideal for winter layering, these Twill Meltons lend themselves beautifully to tailored blazers, bomber jackets, pea coats, utility-inspired outerwear, long coats, coatigans, and modern shackets.
Patterns: Consider patterns such as the Cordelia Trousers, the Jemima Waistcoat, the Amelia Skirt, the Ilford Jacket, the Kyoto Jacket, the Lyon Jacket, The Blazer, The Coat, Verona Jacket and The Frame Bag.
Other Uses:
Accessories: Complete your look with coordinating shawls, brooches, or statement bags. We especially recommend The Frame Bag pattern.
Furnishings: From scatter cushions and bolsters, to bespoke upholstery and boxed covers, to elegant curtains and blinds. Team with classic country tweeds, use patchwork style combinations or appliqué designs. Perfect for spaces that want to feel whimsical yet refined, like a boutique patisserie or a cosy reading nook with a candy-coloured twist
Upcycling: Put your scraps to use and create brooches, appliqués, or use them as a base for needle felting projects.
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Fabworks Yorkshire Tweeds
Our Yorkshire Tweed fabrics are created by the same team of expert craftsmen that produce our exclusive HoH Collection. From yarn through to weaving and finishing, these beauties are made int' Yorkshire mills by Yorkshire folk!
Made in Yorkshire mills by Yorkshire folk! This is one of Fabworks’ famous Yorkshire-made pure wool fabrics, constructed using surplus yarns that have been recycled & repurposed to create limited runs of exquisite quality classic tweed styles. Locally manufactured within an 8-mile radius of Fabworks, UK-spun wool yarns sourced from across the country are put into weave at some of world’s most renowned tweed mills, located in Huddersfield (West Yorkshire, England, UK). The heritage and quality of these items represents classic British manufacturing, in the heart of The Heavy Woollen District of West Yorkshire, renowned for its expertise in wool textiles manufacture.
These are all bespoke one-off pieces that are only available at Fabworks, conjuring heritage, sentiment and locale into the curation of classy colour palettes with a colourful and eco-friendly sustainable twist.
Featuring a range of different weaves, weights and finishes, you will find herringbones, twills, tartans, block checks, birdseyes, jacquards, houndstooths & other special weaves. You may even spot some completely unique weaves in this collection, where along with our manufacturer, we have been able to create brand new & completely niche weave patterns. The weavers who produce these beautiful cloths are experts in their field, operating a small family-run setup, just like our Fabworks family, offering completely unique one-off limited runs.
Fabric: Delicious Delight Twill Melton - Candy Sapphire from The Heart of Huddersfield Delicious Delights Collection A/W 2025
All the Yorkshire Tweed fabrics are suitable for a range of practical purposes, from classic wool jackets & coats, to quirky skirts & home furnishings. With a minimum rub count (Martindale) of 20,000 these fabrics are equally serviceable for soft furnishing around the home either as tweed curtains, cushions or pouffes.
Did you know? Wool fabric has been used in garment manufacturing for generations, with the first recorded piece of woollen clothing produced over 10,000 years ago? These Yorkshire Tweeds are timeless classics, with their mediumweight allowing for exceptional versatility in both clothing, craft and light soft furnishings.
Fabric: Delicious Delight Twill Melton - Candy Sapphire from The Heart of Huddersfield Delicious Delights Collection A/W 2025
