Specifications:

Weight: Medium

GSM: 356

Composition: Nylon Viscose Lycra

Width: 98cm / 38.5inch

Colour:

French Navy is a true wardrobe classic, an excellent alternative to Darkest Navy and black and easily dressed up or down, perfect for constructing your key and wardrobe essentials. This lighter more blue-saturated tone looks spectacular when teamed with red and fresh white for a nautical theme. Also available inDarkest Navy and French Navy.

Properties:

Soft, cool viscose feel, finely knitted and silky, this 1mmSilken Stretch Rib is both super stretchy and practical too. This finely knitted nylon, viscose and Lycra jersey is super versatile. Boasting a 20-30% but less pronounced stretch on the length and excellent 40-50% retentive width-wise stretch, plus the slinkiest, silken-viscous drape quality. This fabric is perfect for a multitude of garment-making purposes.

Garment Suggestions:

Ideal for smart/casual and sleek garments you can dress up, think wardrobe staples such as summer vest tops, crop tops, bandeaus and wrap tops. T-shirts will look superb, smart roll neck sweaters and other wardrobe staples such as long-sleeved T-shirts and classic ’70s and ’90s style roll neck, skinny rib tops. For a more modern take on the skinny rib style, try high-low T-shirt-style dresses and tunics! The perfect attire to team with leggings and jeggings!

Need a lightweight throw-on cardigan? This slinky fabric will make excellent simple ballet-style wrap cardigans and slouchy sweaters too. This lightweight fine rib jersey will also make ideal cuffs, and hip and neck bands on lighter-weight jersey sweatshirts and bomber jackets.

Other Uses:

Stay on trend using French Navy for ruffle details on tops, and the flared bell sleeve trend too. Don’t forget all the smaller things as well, such as scarves, snoods simple hats, wrist warmers and simple wraps too.