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.
Sometimes the most useful fabrics are the ones that don't need to shout about it. This is a classic navy cotton shirting, smooth, softly finished and with a reassuring bit of substance at approximately 177gsm. It has a clean woven surface and a smart, deep navy colour that works with practically everything. Lightweight enough for shirts but not flimsy, it has a lovely balance of softness and structure that should sew up beautifully.
At a generous 155cm wide, there's plenty of scope beyond the obvious button-down. We'd use it for shirts, blouses, shirt dresses, gathered skirts, lightweight trousers, pyjamas and relaxed summer separates. It's simple, certainly, but that's rather the point: a really useful navy cotton that can become half the things in your wardrobe and won't date by next Tuesday.
| Approx width: | 155cm | 61" | |
| Composition: | 100% Cotton | |
| Construction: | Woven | |
| Washing instructions: | Machine Wash 30°C | |
| What can I make with this: | Dresses, Shirts, Blouses, Trousers, Shorts, Skirts | |
| Approx. Weight: | 177gsm | |
| Weft Stretch (Horizontal): | 0% | |
| Warp Stretch (Vertical): | 0% |
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