Scuba Style Interlock - Silver Mist

Specifications:

Weight:  Light / Medium

GSM: 235

Composition: Polyester & Elastane

Width: 150cm / 59inch

Widthwise Stretch: 20-30%

Lengthwise Stretch: 30-40%

Colour:

This versatile scuba style interlock boasts a pleasing mid-light grey tone with the coolness of frosted mist. Silver Mist is ideal as a stand-alone fabric and will look fabulous colour-blocked with other mono tones or used as a grounding hue for brighter colours.

Properties:

Scuba fabrics are excellent for creating instant gratification projects. This clever fabric is closely knitted, doesn't fray and can be made up quickly into easy-to-wear / easy-to-care garments.

Properties:

Silver Mist is a fine gauge knit, matte finish, medium-weight scuba, with a malleable drapey handle and soft hand.

Featuring an excellent retentive stretch of 20 - 30% width and 30 - 40% length-wise. The malleable hand will produce a structure with body when formed into areas with fullness, ie puffed sleeves and sculptural angled shoulders/sleeve heads etc.

 Garment Suggestions:

This easy-wear, easy-care fabric is perfect for making smart key pieces waiting to join your wardrobe. Try simple wide-legged trousers with elastic waists, pencil skirts and tube skirts, skater-style skirts and dresses, princess-line sheath dresses and A-line dresses. Tunics, tops and drapey tulip skirts.

A fabulous quality stretchy scuba also ideal for tops, vests, sweatshirts, Sew Different - Artists Smock sweater dresses, flared or circle skirts, semi-fitted jackets, unlined jackets, tunics and sheath dresses. Also suitable for fitness and gym wear, loungewear and much more.

Other Uses:

For further ideas take a look at Wendy Ward's: A Beginner's Guide To Sewing With Knitted Fabrics. There are excellent easy-make projects and patterns in this fantastic book, some of which we've already tried and tested.