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.
Soft peach, raspberry, icy blue, charcoal and winter white form broad, clean stripes across this Italian 100% wool knit. There is something slightly retro about the palette, particularly that punch of raspberry against the softer peach and blue, but the finish keeps it looking smart rather than nostalgic. The wool has a beautifully soft, slightly fuzzy surface and a substantial knitted handle, with the stitches giving the stripes a lovely depth that you simply wouldn't get from a printed design.
This is a proper cold-weather cloth at 371gsm, but being knitted it has movement and natural give rather than the firmness of a woven coating. We'd make a boxy cardigan jacket, relaxed coatigan, oversized jumper or simple jumper dress, using those wide stripes as part of the design. It would also be brilliant for a scarf or wrap if you fancy something simpler. Colourful wool can sometimes stray into novelty territory; this doesn't. It's bold, beautifully made and very wearable.
| Approx width: | 160cm | 63" | |
| Composition: | 100% Wool | |
| Construction: | Knitted | |
| Washing instructions: | Cold wash | |
| What can I make with this: | Cardigans, Jumpers, Jumper Dresses, Coatigans, Jackets, Layering Pieces | |
| Approx. Weight: | 371gsm | |
| Weft Stretch (Horizontal): | 20% | |
| Warp Stretch (Vertical): | 20% |
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