Yorkshire Windowpane Check - Ember View

Overview:

This quality woollen belongs to a collection made by our HoH weavers, a delightful new selection of Yorkshire Tweed Windowpane Checks in heavenly colours inspired by nature and featuring a marled grey warp throughout, plus the feature of Cedarwood hued windowpanes throughout the whole collection. Each boasts an individual accent or view.

Specifications:

Weight: Medium

GSM: 280

Composition: 100% Wool

Width: 154cm / 60.6inch

Pattern repeat: 5cm x 6cm / 2inch x 2.4inch

Colour:

Shades: Ember View is a bold, heritage-inspired wool tweed that captures the warmth and drama of a glowing horizon. It evokes the moment when day fades into night, sunset blazing across grey valleys, hearth embers glowing in cedarwood beams, sunlight softening stone walls. Its marled grey base provides a grounded, stone-like foundation, while a mélange yarn of fiery sunset orange tones infuses the fabric with energy and vibrancy. A cedarwood-hued windowpane check overlays the design, adding structure and resonance, balancing rustic warmth with refined sophistication. Cool grey flanks the cedarwood accents of the windowpane overcheck and suggests the fogged windows of a homely retreat. 

Design: Windowpane check - characterised by slim, evenly spaced bands of colour running vertically and horizontally to form large squares, reminiscent of windowpanes. This particular design features a subtle underlying wider band beneath the windowpane lines, creating added depth and emphasis that highlights the check’s structure.

Style: Ember View is a tweed of warmth and strength, a fabric that stands out while staying rooted in heritage craft. Traditional tweed weaving, reimagined with a vibrant, contemporary colour story. The interplay of fiery orange and cedarwood recalls the glow of embers against weathered stone.

Properties:

Texture: This all wool Yorkshire Heritage Tweed features a classic wool outerwear texture that balances ruggedness with comfort. Typically fibrous, yet cosy and protective against the elements, naturally insulating, it traps air between fibres, providing warmth without being stifling. Breathable and resistant to wind, though not fully windproof.

Handle: The fabric holds its structure well and is stable along both the width and length, making it ideal for tailored garments like blazers or sport coats, and so much more. These traditional wool tweeds are perfect for soft furnishing and craft purposes.

Drape: Ember View will drape reassuringly when used at length. It will form neat pleats with structure and softer flares and flounces where required. A natural bias ease provides the opportunity for manipulating the fabric with steam for tailoring purposes.

Garment Suggestions:

Types: This is the perfect fabric for layering pieces in the cooler months, outerwear such as jackets, coats and poncho-style pullovers. Also ideal for more structured pieces, such as tailored jackets and waistcoats.

Alternatively, make use of the gentle bias ease and create high fashion-inspired dresses, skirts and pinafores with lots of voluminous movement.

Patterns: We recommend patterns such as the Ilford Jacket, the Kusama Jacket, the Kyoto Jacket, the Lyon Jacket, the Phoebe Coat, The Blazer, The Coat, the Jemima Waistcoat and the Verona Jacket.

Other Uses:

Accessories: This durable fabric is perfect for making matching accessories that coordinate. We think of matching handbags using The Frame Bag pattern or tote bags. Make yourself cosy hats and fingerless gloves. 

Furnishings: This fabric is also suitable for soft furnishings and reupholstery projects, recovering your favourite worn stool or ottoman or breathing new life into the old inherited chair. There is bound to be a colour way in this collection that will suit your palette. 

Upcycling: Make sure to use every part of your fabric and don't throw your scraps. Use for both crafting and sewing projects, such as lavender bags, applique scenes or patching up your favourite jeans, use for rag rugging or even patchwork together with other scraps and make your furry friends matching coats to keep them warm when out in nature. The opportunities are endless.