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Product code 105-07-0002
Extra-fine, sheer fabric made of pure virgin wool in a herringbone weave. Great for warm-but-lightweight scarves, original blouses, and dresses. Historical costumers can use it for authentic wimples and other medieval head coverings.
Read more| Shade: | ivory |
| Material: | 100% wool |
| Width (cm): | 112 cm |
| Width (inches): | 44 ″ |
| Weight (mm): | 18 mm |
| Weight (gsm): | 78 gsm |
| Weight (oz): | 2.3 oz |
| Drape: | slightly stiff |
| Shrinkage: | 3 % |
| Care: | |
| Availability: | seasonal collection |
| Minimum order: | 0.2 m |
in stock 112.8 m
Extra-fine, sheer fabric made of pure virgin wool in a herringbone weave. Great for warm-but-lightweight scarves, original blouses, and dresses. Historical costumers can use it for authentic wimples and other medieval head coverings.
This soft wool fabric is so fine and thin that it is hard to believe it’s 100% wool, a material generally associated with heavy winter fabrics. This fine wool fabric is woven of extraordinarily thin wool staple fibers, which gives it some rather unique superpowers.
This pure wool, thin herringbone fabric simply screams to be made into a wrap or a scarf, and sewing a large pashmina-style scarf to throw over your shoulders or wrap around your neck to keep off the chill is nice, quick project.
Thin wool fabrics like this one were once in common use for dressmaking. That’s because lightweight dress materials were a little harder to come by – silk was expensive and synthetics weren’t around yet – so lightweight wool had its place alongside linen and cotton. In fact, it can still be used today for a whole range of items:
Featherweight soft wool fabrics have been worn throughout history and can be incorporated into authentic historical costuming, especially in the form of various types of medieval veils and historical head coverings such as:
For this wool fabric we would reach for a silk lining, or possibly acetate, rayon or cupro, to preserve breathability without adding too much weight (in this respect, silk is the clear winner).
Silk makes an ideal lining in terms of caring for the finished garment too. When washing, silk and wool both require the same type of detergent, formulated for fine woolens.
This is a relatively loose weave, so it is a good idea to pre-shrink before sewing, either by washing or steaming.
When washing and handling be sure to avoid doing mechanical damage to the fabric. Loose weaves are especially vulnerable in this regard, regardless of what they are made of.
Hand wash or use your washing machine’s delicate cycle, do not wring dry, and handle with care when sewing.
This herringbone wool fabric is made of pure wool, which is a protein-based fiber just like natural silk is. It is important to keep that fact in mind when selecting preparations for washing, but also for dying.
Wool can be dyed using natural colors or synthetic colors specially formulated for wool.
Dyes meant for cottons and synthetics should not be used on wool because their chemical makeup could damage the wool fibers.
We recommend dry cleaning this thin wool fabric at a reliable dry cleaner. If construction of the final garment allows, it may be washed by hand or by machine on the woolens program; use a special detergent for woolens; wash at a low temperature (30°C) with the spin cycle switched off. Can be pressed using the wool setting or given a light steaming.
If we recommend pre-shrinking the fabric before sewing we usually say so in the product description. Let the recommended care notes in the fabric description be your guide – they will tell you if the fabric can be washed or steam ironed. Woolen fabrics are usually pre-shrunk by steaming from the back. Some fabrics should be dry cleaned only. For larger projects or more expensive fabrics, we recommend testing anything (washing, ironing, etc.) on a sample. Wool is a natural material and is never absolutely predictable.
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