When we decided that Leopard Shadows viscose and cotton jacquard was going to be our Fabric of The Month my immediate thoughts were; which colour shall I choose?
There are three beautiful colourways in this collection: Cream, Dark Magenta, and French Navy. It can be difficult to choose which one to go for when you’re a bit of a fabric addict, so if you take a shine to all of them the only thing to do is take them all!
If you are in the know about what's going on in the sewing world you’ll know that The Great British Sewing Bee is back! At Fabworks everyone is super excited about the new show, its contestants, presenters and of course new challenges. There are a few of the contestants that we have definitely seen before, either on social media or as visitors to Fabworks Mill Shop in Dewsbury. I don’t think that it’d be fair to say who just yet because that’ll ruin the fun. We too only found out who the contestants actually were when it was announced publicly a couple of weeks ago...
Fabworks brings you a new Fabric of The Month every month. This month we're featuring a superb fabric that’s ideal for getting ahead with your festive party outfits and it's available in three colourways.
Meet the PERFECT PAISLEY JACQUARD.
Designer fabric at it's best, the superb jacquard woven (56% wool & 44% acrylic) blend oozes class. With a silky sateen background which showcases the matte paisley motifs beautifully, it's soft, drapey and lightly textured. This small collection of Italian-woven designer fabrics are stable width and lengthwise and will make stunning statement pieces like smart tuxedo styles, blazer style jackets, trousers and pants - slim fit/cigar style & capri pants, neat pencil skirts, sheath/slip dresses, evening gowns and smart occasion wear dresses, as well as fitted bodice skater style or longer skirted '50s style, drapey tulip style skirts & dresses and much more!
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| Sapphire - Perfect Paisley Jacquard | Midnight - Perfect Paisley Jacquard | Darkest Teal - Perfect Paisley Jacquard |
Now it may be quite hard to tell the difference between each fabric just from looking at the photos, take our word for it, you won't be disappointed with any of the three. With an equally serviceable reverse side due to the high quality jacquard weave, you can choose your colour with confidence and use the reverse to style small extra quirks that will give your garment that designer finish and look.
To make things extra special we’ve teamed up with Laura Casey at Sew Different to give you the opportunity to purchase a stylish Sew Different dress pattern - The Tie Belt Dress to use with the fantastic Perfect Paisley Jacquard. We think this fab dress pattern looks stunning when made up and crafted our own dress to show you what you too can create. You can buy this Sew Different pattern at Fabworks Online and Fabworks Mill Shop, and you'll have everything ready to get to work on your latest make!
You don’t have to purchase the pattern and fabric together as we know there are so many other fantastic patterns out there too that equally perfect for creating stunning ensembles.
Jane - Fabworks Mill Shop staff, textile artist and experienced sewist, volunteered to be our maker for this month's Fabric of The Month. Here are her thoughts on the fabric & pattern.
The Sew Different Tie Dress pattern has been on my radar for a while and I felt like it was calling me, this one could be interesting… What better way to try it out than to use thew Fabworks’ November FoTM. This was the second pattern by Sew Different that I’ve tried recently, the first of which was the Geo Dress (a new release that I was allowed to test, ahead of the Frocktails event on Sat. Nov. 3rd), which I made up using a funky geometric scuba. The purpose of trying the Tie Belt Dress was that we were looking for a suitable pattern to use for the the Fabric of The Month Perfect Paisley Jacquard. Killing two birds with one stone I got to try out the pattern (it’s very easy by the way) and also get my hands on the beautiful silky paisley number. The difficulty rating is * (1 star), something of a doddle. A useful feature that I did find, only after examining the fabric was that I didn’t have to add contrasting fabric for the belt or sleeves, as the reverse of the Perfect Paisley Jacquard lends itself perfectly to contrast detail as it’s reversible! As the fabric is a wool mix it has a luxurious, smart feel and look to it. But like any lightweight wool or suiting type material it needs an appropriate finishing stitch using a sewing machine or it will fray. The finished garment is complimentary, classy with a little bit of sassy thrown in too! As with the other Sew Different pattern that I recently tried, I can recommend the them as they are to draft from, the instructions are clear and the make talks for itself. Jane Platts signing off
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Jane's Tie-Belt Dress mid make. These photos don't show the dress quite finished - more photos to come! |
The finished garment, modeled by Jane herself. Sew Different's Tie Belt Dress using the Sapphire Perfect Paisley Jacquard. |
