Wool Blend Blazer Twill - Royal Blue (Perfectly Imperfect)
Only 15.5m 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: Medium
GSM: 266
Composition: Wool and Polyester blend
Width: 150cm / 59inch
Perfectly Imperfect Notice:
This cloth was saved from a West Yorkshire woollen manufacturer, where it would otherwise have been destroyed. Rescuing good cloth from waste is what Fabworks is for. This piece carries holes within the fabric. They are straightforward to work around with good pattern placement, but you should allow additional length when buying so that you can cut clear of them. It is offered at a reduced price for this reason. We strongly advise ordering a sample, or a 0.5m Cut Length, to inspect the cloth in detail before committing to a project. View the other photographs to see the fabric closely and know exactly what you are buying.
Colour:
One of the classic shades of blue, favoured by royalty and aristocracy, military organisations and steam locomotives alike. If you need a cloth to send you blazing on your way, or simply with a purposeful spring in your step, this is the one. This bright jewel toned blue is a favourite for school uniforms.
Did you know the blazer takes its name from the red jackets worn by Cambridge's Lady Margaret Boat Club, referred to as red Guernseys or Blazers because they were, and still are, bright or blazing red?
Properties:
Woven from a blended yarn of predominantly wool composition with added polyester for practicality and durability. Closely packed twill woven yarns produce a hard wearing, lightly textured cloth.
Super stable, strong and sturdy, and it will drape reassuringly. The stable hard wearing hand makes Royal Blue ideal for semi structured pieces. This is, after all, the same hand as a medium soft weight denim, making it ideal for a multitude of fabulously practical and super smart things. We may have called it Blazer Twill, but you can make so much more from this classic blue wool blend.
Garment Suggestions:
Styles to try: blazers, coats and jackets. Or give this sturdy cloth a workwear vibe and create denim jackets and worker style jackets. It also makes hard wearing yet stylish boilersuits and jumpsuits, and contrasting white topstitching gives an instant Jasper Conran style.
Emphasise the preppy side of this classic and make neat pinafore dresses, simple shift dresses and pencil skirts. Patterns with clean lines suit semi structured cloth like this best.
Start with our sewing patterns for midweight wools, or browse The Pattern Stash, our own pattern range.
Line your jacket with one of our Jewel jacquard lining collection fabrics.
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!
