Avoca Luxury Deadstock Fabric
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Embroidered Lambswool Herringbone Tweed - Crewel Work Scrolls
Only 17.5m 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.
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Description
Overview:
A characterful and cosy lambswool tweed, elevated with delicate crewel-style embroidery. This fabric blends classic country charm with decorative detail, making it a beautiful choice for statement outerwear and heirloom-style pieces.
Specifications:
Weight: Medium
GSM: 204
Composition: 100% Lambswool
Width: 150cm / 59inch
Width pattern repeat: 44.5cm / 17.5inch
Length pattern repeat: 19.5cm / 7.6inch
Colour:
Shades: A gentle palette of natural sheep’s fleece cream and tweedy brown melange yarns, beautifully accentuated with scrolling, crewel-style embroidery in rich, bitter chocolate brown fine yarn, adding depth and decorative contrast.
Design: A small-scale, classic herringbone weave, thoughtfully elevated with ornamental scrolling embroidery inspired by traditional crewel work.
Overall: Soft, decorative and quietly luxurious, this tweedy lambswool fabric offers a classic foundation with an embroidered flourish, perfect for those who enjoy timeless style with added interest.
Properties:
Texture: Crewel Work Scrolls boasts a wonderfully soft, brushed and malleable texture, with tiny tweedy slubs and neps that add natural character and warmth.
Handle: Stable lengthwise, with slight ease across the width and a gentle natural bias ease, supporting comfortable wear and structured shaping.
Drape: Soft, cosy and cocooning, with a drape quality that is ideal for warm, enveloping outer layers.
Garment Suggestions:
Types: An excellent choice for overcoats, coats, shackets and cardigans, cropped double-breasted jackets, chunky winter coats, capes and bold outer layers. Pair cropped jackets with neat mini skirts, cream wool tights and boots for a striking winter look.
Patterns: Our favourite patterns are the Kyoto Jacket and the Coat
Other Uses:
Accessories: Perfect for creating special gifts and statement accessories, such as reversible scarves, hats or bags, ideal when you’re unsure of colour preferences but want something timeless and tactile.
Furnishings: If dressmaking isn't your thing, why not put this chunky embroidered herringbone to use in your home? Create envelope-style cushions, feature throws or cosy accent pieces, perfect for snuggling into on cold winter days.
Upcycling: Don't throw away those scraps! Use them for rag rugging, appliqué scenes or decorative textile projects, where the embroidery details can really shine.
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
