Avoca Luxury Deadstock Fabric
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Donegal Lambswool District Check - Catch of the Day
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.
Description
Specifications:
Weight: Medium
GSM: 261
Composition: 100% Lambswool
Width: 156cm / 61.4cm
Pattern repeat: 13cm / 5inch
Colour:
Catch of the Day is woven from a mesmerising palette of blue sky and calm sea-green-inspired yarns, with classic charm that is as appropriate for modern fashions as it is for timeless pieces. This Irish woven tweed fabric paints a picture in the mind of bringing in the precious Catch of the Day. Fishing boats bobbing on a calm blue-green sea, the grid-like check of our fabric redolent of the lobster pots being hauled onboard.
The cosy lambswool yarns of sea-green teal and watery grey-blue are woven alongside an accent yarn of fresh seaweed green accentuated with Donegal flecks of complimentary yellow, white and blue. The intersecting horizontal and vertical seaweed green bands, surround and feature blocks of semi-houndstooth design for the perfect Catch of the Day.
Properties:
This immaculately woven Irish tweed is created from medium gauge lambswool yarns to produce a medium-weight, classic cosy tweed fabric that's stable and hardwearing with gentle bias ease, yet malleable and boasting a heavy drape quality.
Lightly brushed for a soft and cosy finish, this overcoat and winter jacket/ separates weight fabric will keep the cold weather elements out and warm you up with natural and breathable warmth that can only be lambswool.
Garment Suggestions:
This eye-catching tweed style fabric is perfect for country styles with a twist; jackets, coats, and waistcoats like The Pattern Stash's Jemima Waistcoat. Add neat pencil skirts, smart pinafore dresses and classic shift dresses. Team up with knitted vests, chunky wool tights, classic tan boots or the perfect pair of brogues and you will have the most versatile cosy and stylish A/W wardrobe staple.
British styling is a hot trend that will never date. Alternatively, look to the Classic French Couture styles with bespoke velvet and frayed edge trims - add pearl or metallic gold buttons to complete the look. We think Catch of the Day is perfect for a wide range of classic styles from Worker Jackets to coats, peacoats, bomber jackets, / shackets, gilets etc will all look superb in this quality Irish woollen fabric.
Other Uses:
Hats, caps, bags and matching accessories are also perfect for reassuringly warm, throws and blankets, loose cushion covers and light-wear soft furnishings.
Sourced As Deadstock:
This fabric is from the Fabworks x Avoca collaboration for A/W 2024, that features a collection of deadstock luxury dressmaking fabrics & trimmings.
Delivered to Fabworks straight from the Avoca garment makers, this fabric has very limited stock availability and cannot be repeated once sold out. If you've spotted something you like, don't leave it too long before ordering!
Fabworks x Avoca
Fabworks’ association with Avoca began in 2011, when Fabworks Mill Shop was only a fraction of what it is today, and way before Fabworks Online existed. We were approached by Avoca with an offer to buy their surplus fabric from the previous seasons' collections. What an opportunity! A deal was struck, and what arrived at our warehouse a few weeks later was the most amazing selection of Irish-made pure wool fabrics, plus all the accessorising elements within the Avoca ladieswear collection (elaborate trimmings, gorgeous embroidered silks, lightweight satins, Liberty jerseys) and the cherry on top of the cake – Irish-made Donegal Tweed!
The working relationship between Fabworks and Avoca blossomed over the next few years and allowed Fabworks to develop its focus on high end ladies’ dressmaking fabrics and away from the lower end of the textiles market.
Four years and several thousand metres of fabric later, Fabworks took a bigger step than ever before, and collaborated with Avoca to commission its own range of Irish-made pure wool fabrics which marked the launch of Fabworks Online, November 16th 2015. This was a defining moment for Fabworks, being the very first collection of fabrics that we commissioned ourselves. With a range of herringbones in iconic Avoca colour-rich palettes, this was Fabworks’ first taste of proper manufacturing in the 21st century.
Find out more & read our blog article announcing the return of the Fabworks x Avoca collaboration & see behind-the-scenes of our visit to Ireland in summer 2024
