GBSB Ep9 Inspiration: We Love Wardrobe Heroes
From biker jackets and reinvented shirts to the Little Black Dress, discover the fabrics we love from epidose 9 - Wardrobe Heroes Week on The Great British Sewing Bee.
An exquisite Italian pure silk crepe, scattered with hundreds of tiny black hearts across a soft ivory ground. The hearts are deliberately irregular, almost hand-drawn in appearance, and from a little distance they become more of a delicate monochrome texture than an obvious novelty print. Woven from 100% silk, the cloth is exceptionally fine and light, with the softly textured surface, fluid drape and beautiful movement you expect from a really accomplished silk crepe. There is something wonderfully effortless about it – playful up close, remarkably chic from afar.
At approximately 85gsm, this is a true luxury dressmaking fabric and deserves to be allowed to move. Think an elegant bias-cut dress, softly gathered blouse, pussy-bow shirt, flowing skirt, wide-leg evening trousers or a beautifully simple slip dress. Black piping or buttons would look superb against the ivory, while keeping everything tonal would let the silk itself do the talking. Woven in Italy for a fashion house rather famous for its impeccably grown-up Italian elegance, this is an exceptionally fine cloth with the quality to match its rather elevated origins. Tiny hearts it may have, but there is nothing twee about it.
| Approx width: | 137cm | 54" | |
| Composition: | 100% Silk | |
| Construction: | Woven | |
| Washing instructions: | Dry Clean Recommended | |
| What can I make with this: | Dresses, Blouses, Shirts, Skirts, Evening Trousers, Occasionwear | |
| Approx. Weight: | 85gsm | |
| Weft Stretch (Horizontal): | 0% | |
| Warp Stretch (Vertical): | 0% |
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Fly Away Silk - Hearts is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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