'Dance of the Tulips' ~ Natural | 70% Viscose 30% Linen *Last Piece 1.15m

*Last Piece 1.15m

'Dance of the Tulips' ~ Natural | 70% Viscose 30% Linen 

• 70% Viscose 30% Linen
• Weight 170 gsm
• 135 cm Wide
• Directional 
• Oeko Tex Standard 100

The weather may be still warm, but this beautiful print will be perfect across the seasons.  'Dance of the Tulips' features a carpet of blooms, with pointed, elongated petals and a tangle of slender foliage.  There is a general direction to the print, although some blooms nod towards the selvage.   There are two colourways, and both feature beautiful, more muted colour palettes. 

The Natural Colourway:  You'll love the variations of dark and pale dusky pink.  These hues are melded with a variety of taupes, and you'll also spot moments of rusty red, coral red, forest green and grey blue.  The colours rest perfectly on the natural background.  

The Navy Colourway:  You'll probably be convinced the background is black, but the supplier assures me it's navy.  It's the darkest navy I've seen though ;-).  So, if you're normally a fan of black background prints, this will still work for you.  The colours of the tulips are a bit darker in this colourway.  The slightly livelier pink sits beautifully alongside the greys, reds and yellows.  The foliage is a mix of grey greens and a pale fresh green, as well as moment of deep purple.

This is the same fabric as several other recent print releases.  It’s a 70% Viscose and 30% Linen blend. The weave is on the finer side with a little texture from the linen, and you can see this in some of the close-up images. The drape is akin to a light-medium weight, drapey linen. This is wonderful for all manner of garments: blouses, shirts, dresses, skirts, pants and shorts. 

We stock so many beautiful sewing patterns that would be a perfect match with this fabric. Here are some Indie Pattern suggestions:

• Wardrobe By Me - Freedom Dress, Perfect Tunic, Piper, Tropicana.
• Elbe Textiles - Fremantle Pants, Homme Wrap, Townsend Shirt, Sanders Button-Up. 
• Singuliere by Cousette - Espelette, Jupette, Sandelette, Bridgette, Soerette,  Buchette, Bobinette, Miette, Blondinette, Djette, Matchette, Goelette, Huguette
• Monsterfabriken - Bonnie, Cina, Elizabeth, Elsa, Ester, Flora, Marika, Vanja
• Size Me Sewing - Serene Dress, Serene Jumpsuit, Serene Shirt, Vienne Dress.
• Ann Ringstrand - Holy Shirtdress, Gather Dress (and check out the SEW book). 
• Atelier Brunette - La Jupe, Le Pyjama, La Chemisette, La Robe Chemise, La Robe Butterfly, La Blouse
• Seasons of East - Summer in New York, Autumn in London
• Sewing and the City - Mercer, Essex
• Merchant and Mills - Edie, Ellis and Hattie, Ellsworth, Factory, Florence, Shepherd, Winnie
• Now and Then - Beach Pyjamas, Tilbury, All Seasons, Hepburn, Revere, Amelie
• Atelier Jupe - Lynn, Zoey, Liv, Sienna, Frida, Tilda, Olivia, Emily, Chloe, Pippa, Lottie/Kate, Solange, Savannah, Lea, Alana, Este, Ava, Hannah
• The Avid Seamstress - The Blouse, The Everyday Shirt, The Raglan Dress, The Day Dress, The Pyjama Bottoms, Sun Dress, Jumpset Dress.
• Atelier Scammit - Petites Choses, Artesane, Astree, Vertige, Zephir 
• Closet Core Patterns – Cielo, Elodie, Charlie, Carolyn, Pauline, Kalle, Nicks, Jenna
• Folkwear Patterns – Mexico Dress (and Top), Japanese Kimono, Victorian Shirt
• Friday Pattern Co. – Sagebrush Top, Square Neck, Top Wilder Gown, Davenport, Saturday Skirt Set, Saguaro, Donny, Avenir
• I AM Patterns – Barbara, Jain, Joy, Juliette,  Octarine, Aura, Helios, Marty
  
• Maison Fauve - Tilda, Penelope, Zenith, Atlas, Lauren, Mia, Niki, Byzance, Violette, Marissa, Soho, Skyline, Chelsea, Haut Vol, Transat, Primrose.
• Named Patterns – Helmi, Reeta Shirt Dress, Ninni, Valo, Hali, Syli, Taiko, Lilja, Sylvi, Taiko, Sisko
  
• The Assembly Line – Cuff Top, Cuff Dress, Oversized Shirt, The Shirt Dress, Front Pleat Shirt.
  
• Sew House Seven - Romey, Remy, Sauvie, Wildwood
• Tilly and the Buttons - Mabel, Marnie, Lottie, Lyra, Stevie
• Stitched for Good - Chorizema, Waratah, Honeysuckle

Washing Instructions:

30 degrees Celsius Maximum; Gentle Wash, Do Not Bleach, Spot Test Iron, Do Not Tumble Dry.