Sunday, 25 March 2018

The Fabric I Use, Part 4 - Plains and Solids

Oakshott is a family business run by Michael and Rose Oakshott supplying quilters, sewers and textile artists the world over since 2003. They supply the best solid fabric I know.

The fabric is shot, so that there are different warp and weft colours running through each piece.  This gives wonderful shimmering colour and a shine that is very attractive.  The quality of the fabric is just lovely, great to cut and brilliant to stitch.  I use Oakshott fabrics for my frogs, birds and now a new fox. It takes embroidery really very well and the weave is such that you can carry threads well.

The only problem I have with Oakshott is they are not cheap but you get what you pay for and the colours speak for themselves.  Have a peep at www.oakshottfabrics.com for a great range of solids.

Of course these are not the only solids available but the colours are the best by a long shot.  Kaffe Fassett does a very good range of shot cottons in a light weight with great colours but they are getting harder to find now as this is an old range.  I also like Moda Grunge, just a little texture patterning makes a great mouse!

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