Avoca Luxury Deadstock Fabric
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Fine Boiled Wool - Rich Chocolate (100% Virgin Wool)
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: Light
GSM: 263
Composition: 100% Virgin Wool
Width: 132cm / 51.9inch
Colour:
Shades: A fabulously rich, dusty bitter chocolate tone gives this boiled wool fabric real depth and warmth. Dark, enveloping and indulgent, the colour has a molten quality that feels wonderfully cocooning when worn, making it an ideal choice for cosy, cold-weather garments.
Design: Knitted from a very fine bouclé-like yarn, this lightweight boiled wool has a dense, cosy structure with a softly textured surface. The fabric looks the same on both the face and reverse, allowing for creative seam placement and raw-edge detailing.
Overall: Warm, tactile and incredibly versatile, this 100% virgin wool boiled fabric is a dream to sew and wear. Its forgiving nature and distinctive texture make it suitable for sewists of all skill levels, from confident beginners to seasoned makers looking for quick, satisfying projects.
Properties:
Texture: Softly textured with a dense, cosy feel thanks to the fine bouclé-style yarns.
Handle: Soft and fluid with a natural fall. The fabric has a slight stretch both across the width and along the length, adding comfort without compromising stability.
Drape: Boiled wool is treated so the knitted structure shrinks and fuses, meaning it does not fray. Edges can be left raw for a quirky, modern finish, and seams can be placed on the outside for added design interest.
Garment Suggestions:
Types: Perfect for tube skirts, unlined waistcoats, dresses, tunics, pinafores, cardigans, jackets, coatigans, wraps, ponchos and capes. An excellent choice for beginner sewists thanks to its forgiving nature and minimal finishing requirements, while still offering plenty of scope for creative detailing.
Patterns: We suggest patterns such as the Brooklyn Coat, The Amara Vest, the Kusama Jacket, the Phoebe Coat or The Biker Jacket
Other Uses:
Accessories: Perfect for creating matching accessories, including hats, soft-structured bags, laptop sleeves, and fabric belts.
Furnishings: Suitable for home accents such as cushion covers or decorative trims where texture and depth are desired.
Upcycling: Excellent for smaller projects and offcuts, including patchwork, contrast panels, appliqué and ragrugging.
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
