Weight: Light
GSM: 127
Composition:100% Cotton
Width: 150cm / 59inch
Pattern repeat: 20cm / 7.8inch
Rockabilly Retrois a super silky jacquard cotton twill that features a cleverly woven design of vintage American cars, soda bottles, bowling balls and pins which, feature a simple graphic style upon a striking navy background. Bikers and transport fanatics of all ages will love this subtle yet quirky design!
The simple yet detailed design features a complimentary retro palette of red, black, white, steel blue and green.
This small but impactful design has a very retro/Rockabilly vintage style, which is perfect for the '50s and early '60s styles and other retro makes, a great alternative to polka dots, yet its perfectly put together palette means that it is equally suitable for sharp shirts and other lightweight cotton attire such as nightshirt, robes and pyjamas.
Rockabilly Retrowill hold crisp details such as collars, facings and cuffs. It will also form the prettiest full gathers for flounces, ruffles and all those extra details for all those rockabilly full skirt styles! The fabric displays a wonderfully lustrous sheen when presented to the light and adds an air of superior quality.
Rockabilly Retrowill make superbretro-style shirts,Sew Mark Francis' Brighton Shirt PatternandVanessa Mooncie's Book: The Gentleman's Wardrobealso has a similar retro style shirt pattern with cropped sleeves.
TheMegan Nielsen Patterns' Protea Capsule Wardrobewould make perfect examples of pretty full-gathered styles for easy, stunning outfits and so versatile!
Form pretty tiers and gathered details to create matching baby and toddler outfits, super cute rompers, dresses and matching knickers. Add contrasting white yokes and collars and some contrasting smocking or ric-rac trim for the cutest creations! super sweet for children's jumpsuits! Put this fabulous fabric to use for '50s style fit & flare dresses perfect to dance the night away. Accessorise stand-alone pieces with red shoes and handbags to create a classic combination.
Perfect pieces for the holiday season; Shirt-dresses, tunics and playsuits are also excellent choices to make from this cool cotton classic.
Add accents of this five-star fabric to your crafting stash fora Retro Rockabilly stylewithin patchwork and applique pieces and so much more. Team with red, white and blue stripes, checks, polka dots, stars etc for the maximum effect.
