100% Wool Meltonette - Cavalry Red
Only 16.5m 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.
Order a sample of this fabric first to make sure it's exactly what you expect.
Specifications:
Weight: Light / Medium
GSM: 278
Composition: 100% Wool
Width: 150cm / 59.1inch
Colour:
Red for danger! Send in the Cavalry with this superb, bright and, commanding orange-based red classic woollen medium-weight fabric. Perfect for recreating Historical Military styles or simply stylish festive red numbers- whether you choose to create clothing or crafts this jolly red is a winner!
Properties:
Woven by a renowned woollen mill from super-soft, exquisite-quality wool yarn, this stunning and lightly brushed Meltonette fabric has a soft napped surface (not prickly or scratchy at all) similar to a doeskin, allowing rain to run off the surface easily. The finely woven reverse has a felted texture, slightly less napped but with a suitably soft and cosy handle where the fine twill weave is more apparent than on the face.
With a medium-weight drapey handle and slight bias ease, this fabric is very stable width and lengthwise. When light is captured on the brushed face of this superior-quality woven wool the subtle lustre of the quality yarns is displayed. This gives a truly polished and classic appearance to any garment constructed from it.
Garment Suggestions:
Indulge yourself with this timeless wool Meltonette and fashion smart separates, jackets and matching pencil skirts or try classic coats and jackets, capes and ponchos, waistcoats, pencil skirts, shift dresses, and matching accessories too.
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!