100% Wool Melton - Leighton Blue
Only 9m of this product left in stock
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.
Overview:
Leighton Blue is 100% wool, a medium to heavyweight Melton in a deep, inky Admiral Blue navy. Part of our Yorkshire reservoir collection, it is felted and naturally water-repellent, and suits structured coats, jackets and capes.
If you love Leighton Blue, you'll love its sisters: Scammonden Teal, Rivelin Dawn, Wessenden Blue, Royal Ramsden, Semerwater Blue, Yateholme Teal, Spotbrough Flash, Fewston Blue, Thruscross Storm, Grimwith Deep, Digley Deep Teal and Gorple Navy.
Specifications:
Weight: Medium / Heavy
GSM: 577
Composition: 100% Wool
Width: 152cm / 59.8inch
Colour:
Overall: A deep, inky Admiral Blue navy.
Shades: A solid Admiral Blue: a deep, inky navy with weighty, contemplative depths, a blue that commands attention without shouting. Its inky undertones lend it a sense of mystery and gravity, evoking Leighton Reservoir in Upper Wharfedale, where the water lies deep and still among sweeping hills and moorland, reflecting the muted, storm-tinged sky. Subtle shifts in the inky depths give it life: a quiet movement beneath the stillness, as if hidden currents run below.
Design: Twill woven, but obscured by felting.
Properties:
Texture: A classic brushed, fibrous all wool texture, dense and smooth. Both sides have the felted surface, making them naturally water-repellent. Please note that the nap may be prone to pilling after frequent wear.
Handle: Strong and stable, with little fraying on the cut edges.
Drape: Hangs with weighty reassurance at length.
Garment Suggestions:
Types: Classic outerwear and hard-wearing separates: start with simple gilets, waistcoats or wrap skirts for a quick make, then move on to jackets, coats and capes, from classic pea coats and duffle coats to oversized statement coats. Shackets made up in this cloth team perfectly with country tweeds and staple denim. Historical costume makers and reenactors will find it ideal for period costume.
Patterns: Browse our Sewing Patterns for Heavy Wools & Coatings for coats and jackets, or our Sewing Patterns for Midweight Wools for waistcoats, skirts and pinafores, and our own Pattern Stash designs: try the Jemima Waistcoat and the Amelia Skirt for the perfect place to start.
Other Uses:
Accessories: Complete your outfits with matching accessories: hats, caps, neck warmers, mittens and wrist-warmers.
Furnishings: If clothes-making isn't your forte, this cloth is excellent for upholstery and soft furnishing projects such as rustic seat pads, boxed cushions and footstools. It is ideal for blankets and throws too.
Upcycling: Offcuts make an ideal base for 2D needle-felted projects such as bags, cushions and wall hangings, or personalise them with appliqué and team with your Yorkshire Tweed offcuts for a wonderful combination.
B&B
This fabric has been sourced as surplus deadstock from a small UK womenswear brand that specialises in producing vintage styles influenced by classic 20th century clothing pieces. Mainly 1920s to 1980s, featuring a variety of glam styles. With fabrics originally supplied by British manufacturers where possible.
