100% Wool Melton - Royal Ramsden

Overview:

Royal Ramsden is 100% wool, a medium to heavyweight Melton in a true royal blue. Part of our Yorkshire reservoir collection, it is felted and naturally water-repellent, and suits structured coats, jackets and capes.

If you love Royal Ramsden, you'll love its sisters: Scammonden Teal, Rivelin Dawn, Wessenden Blue, Semerwater Blue, Yateholme Teal, Spotbrough Flash, Leighton Blue, Fewston Blue, Thruscross Storm, Grimwith Deep, Digley Deep Teal and Gorple Navy.

Specifications:

Weight: Medium / Heavy

GSM: 511

Composition: 100% Wool

Width: 156cm / 61.4inch

Colour:

Overall: A true royal blue: clarity without brightness.

Shades: A mesmerising, true royal blue, reminiscent of the still waters of Ramsden Reservoir at full depth, where colour is intensified by volume and the surface reflection of a cloudless sky. This colour-absorbing pigment fully diffuses light to create a matte, saturated blue with remarkable visual stability.

Design: Twill woven, but the twill is not perceivable beneath the deeply felted finish.

Properties:

Texture: Dense yet lofty, brushed with a traditional fibrous wool feel. 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: Stable both width and lengthways with a firm handle, and little fraying on the cut edges - a fabric that will do as it's told.

Drape: Hangs reassuringly, with enough weight and body for structured outerwear; this fabric will keep the elements out.

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.