Virgin Wool Tropical Suiting - Midnight Soiree
Only 2.5m 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.
Weight: Medium / Light
Composition: 55% Polyester 45% Virgin Wool
Width: 150cm / 59inch
Pattern repeat: N/A
This classic, darkest navy, finely woven suiting fabric is woven in a clever blend of virgin wool worsted and polyester yarns. The high twist (in the lustrous worsted yarns) has produced a tightly woven & stable suiting fabric with a fine texture akin to a small scale basket/hopsack weave.
It is breathable, resilient to creases and has a reassuring elegant drape quality. Tropical suiting fabrics are designed to be hard-wearing, breathable and easy wear with the minimum care (although wool products should not be thrown in the washing machine). This hybrid of virgin wool & poly has all the qualities of a classic tropical suiting with the benefit of a slightly heavier feel, the polyester adding a little more stability.
Midnight Soiree is dark and sophisticated, like a mysterious evening encounter, is surprisingly substantial but by no means heavy in weight and is the perfect versatile fabric for an array of apparel . Ladies think of this as a serious alternative to your usual navy dress crepe; ideal for all your separates and key pieces which form your office attire wardrobe.
Midnight Soiree will make classic blazers, waistcoats, matching trousers, skirts, pinafore dresses, shift dresses and all those other key pieces. Take this serious, hard-wearing fabric out of its corporate zone and create smart/casual easy-to-make and easy-to-wear pieces. Look to pattern companies such as The Assembly Line, Merchant & Mills, The Makers Atelier and Homer & Howells for clean simple lines and easy to wear pieces.
Benefits of sewing with Wool! 🐑
We love wonderful wool! Why? Because it looks beautiful, well yes but did you know wool has a series of superpowers that make it the most incredible natural fibre, suitable for more garment suggestions and sewing inspiration than possibly any other?
Wool has a unique naturally crimped 3D structure which attributes to some brilliant properties & makes it a great fabric to wear throughout all the seasons.
Naturally Breathable: This amazing 3D crimped structure promotes air circulation allowing air to pass through the fabric, allowing for circulation and ventilation for your skin to breathe, keeping you cool.
Shower Resistant: Sheep naturally produce a waxy substance called lanolin. As sheep live outdoors, this naturally occurring wax helps to protect sheep from the elements, naturally shedding water & keeping them dry. This same property is retained within the wool fibres when spun into yarn.
Moisture Absorbing: The moisture-retentive superpowers of wool! It’s hydrophilic core gives wool the ability to wick away moisture keeping you dry and comfortable – this possibly one of our favourite properties because you can stay fresh when wearing wool, from autumn right through to spring!
