Just Sew Helen's Sewing Diary

Hello & welcome to my Sewing Diary 🪡 a place to share my sewing plans & dressmaking, pattern & fabric reviews and pattern & fabric pairing inspiration, with snippets of tools, gadgets & notions that I use or desire.

You can also find me over on Minerva as a Minerva Brand Ambassador.

Some posts may contain affiliate links - see Terms & Conditions for more info.

(As a member of affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases).

---------------------------------------------------------------

- BACK TO BLOG HOME PAGE -

---------------------------------------------------------------

Fabric Focus - Soft Textured Grey Stretch Knit Fabric

Posted on 10:15pm Thursday 2nd Sep 2021

0 Comments

This medium weight knit fabric is so soft and comfortable feeling that it would be perfect for a winter cardigan or coatigan.

Fabric Details -

Fabric Type - Textured Knit

Composition - 89% Polyester, 7% Rayon, 4% Spandex

Stretch - 70% (length) & 20% (width)

Colour - Grey

Pattern - Abstract

Width - 150cm/59"

Weight - Medium

Supplier - Minerva

I came across this fabric when I was making a coatigan using Simplicity 8811 and thought it would be a good material to use in the future. I made my original jacket with a woven fabric but the pattern calls for stretch fabric - more details can be found here. This knit fabric has a good amount of stretch and would be nice and soft to wear, ideal for driving & walking during the cooler Autumn months. It would be possible to line the sleeves with some cotton jersey for extra warmth.

This fabric is £10.99 per metre, at the time of writing, and Simplicity 8811 would require approximately 2.5 metres depending on which version is made, giving a gorgeous coatigan for just under £28.00.