Fabric Composition
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Merchant & Mills
*Preorder* Ecru 8oz Organic Sanded Twill
$49.00*Preorder now for a late November delivery*
Ecru.
This organic cotton has a fine twill with a soft sanded finish on one side. It would be ideal for trousers, dungarees and dresses that require some structure ie not a gathered waist, as well as lighter weight jackets and bag linings. It has a utility look and feel to it.
Please note that this is a new quality from a different mill, so if you’ve received a sample or purchased previously it will be slightly different – softer, with more pile.
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Green
*Preorder* Nordic Green 8oz Organic Sanded Twill
$49.00*Preorder now for a late November delivery*
Deep forest green.
This organic cotton has a fine twill with a soft sanded finish on one side. It would be ideal for trousers, dungarees and dresses that require some structure ie not a gathered waist, as well as lighter weight jackets and bag linings. It has a utility look and feel to it.
Please note that this is a new quality from a different mill, so if you’ve received a sample or purchased previously it will be slightly different – softer, with more pile.
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Fabric Godmother
*Preorder* Ace Animal Print Denim
$47.00The pre-order stock has now all sold out. If you missed out please email shop@joans.co.nz to register your interest for the next shipment.
Introducing Fabric Godmother’s Ace Animal Print Denim dressmaking fabric. Inspired by the latest high-street trends, this denim dress fabric is perfect for fashion-forward creators.
Exclusively developed by the Fabric Godmother team, this animal print denim dress fabric is medium to heavy weight at around 9oz and has a super soft hand feel. Use this versatile leopard print denim fabric to make jeans, dungarees, boilersuits, jackets, bags, accessories and more!
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Merchant & Mills
12oz Organic Worker Denim
$45.00A versatile mid-heavyweight denim made from organic cotton, suitable for many of our patterns including jeans, jackets, dungarees and pinafores.
A classic mid blue shade.
Note this denim is extra wide at 165cm.
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Merchant & Mills
Tooley Ikat Indian Cotton
$42.00A black and caramel large scale cotton ikat.
Suitable for dresses, tops, and shirts.
Ikat is a resist dyeing technique where the threads used for weaving are dyed beforehand. The Ikat threads are bound in a pattern so that the threads covered by the binding ‘resist’ the dye, creating a design. The more binding done before weaving, the more complicated the pattern.
Traditional techniques are used to make this wonderful rural cloth. Indian cloths are sometimes susceptible to irregularities in the weave, this is all part of their charm and are not classed as flaws.
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Merchant & Mills
Marigold Indian Cotton
$32.00A unique hand block from Jaipur with a bold floral print in tan, red and dark brown on an indigo background.
Suitable for tops, loose fitting trousers and shorts, and dresses and skirts with fullness.
Traditional hand block and dye techniques are used to make this wonderful rural cloth. Indian cloths are sometimes susceptible to irregularities in the weave, this is all part of their charm and are not classed as flaws.
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Merchant & Mills
Papercut Indian Cotton
$32.00A striking Bagru block print in black and a warm stone shade.
Bagru, a small village in Rajasthan, 35 kilometres from Jaipur, is known for its hand block printing utilising traditional processes and natural colours. Bagru prints tend to be more simple with limited colours in comparison to Sanganer block prints which are more colourful with finer detail. Block printing is still practiced by the Chippa community, who have lived here for over 400 years.
Papercut is suitable for tops, loose fitting trousers and shorts, and dresses and skirts with fullness.
Traditional hand block and dye techniques are used to make this wonderful rural cloth. Indian cloths are sometimes susceptible to irregularities in the weave, this is all part of their charm and are not classed as flaws.
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JFF
Red & Orange Handwoven Cotton
$32.00Medium scale red and orange plaid.
Lightweight cloth, suitable for tops, dresses and skirts with fullness.
AZO Free yarn dyed cloth, handwoven by Artisans in Indian. This special cloth has irregularities that are all part of its charm and are not considered flaws.
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JFF
Pink Check Handwoven Cotton
$32.00Small scale pink and red check.
Lightweight cloth, suitable for tops, dresses and skirts with fullness.
AZO Free yarn dyed cloth, handwoven by Artisans in Indian. This special cloth has irregularities that are all part of its charm and are not considered flaws.
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JFF
Blue Skies Handwoven Cotton
$32.00White windowpane check on royal blue.
Lightweight cloth, suitable for tops, dresses and skirts with fullness.
AZO Free yarn dyed cloth, handwoven by Artisans in Indian. This special cloth has irregularities that are all part of its charm and are not considered flaws.
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JFF
Black Stripe Handwoven Cotton
$32.00A fine stripe of black and white.
Lightweight cloth, suitable for tops, dresses and skirts with fullness.
AZO Free yarn dyed cloth, handwoven by Artisans in Indian. This special cloth has irregularities that are all part of its charm and are not considered flaws.
Welcome to Joan’s Fine Fabrics, my good old fashioned fabric shop – online.
You’ll find new fabrics arriving nearly every week, like the latest European linens from Merchant & Mills and other popular fabric brands.
Patterns
AO Printing
Haberdashery
Remember to check out our one off and repurposed vintage recycled fabrics. You might just find a treasure!
Happy hunting!
