Fabric research

On Friday 19th Feb we were given the task of collecting fabric samples which related to both our designer and theme.

With my group I visited both Cloth houses on Berwick st., and Libertys on Carnaby st. As Textile King specialises in tailoring fabrics, which Westwood uses a lot of, we also had a look in there. The samples i gathered from these places are shown below. I tried to get fabrics which were reminiscent of Westwood so focused on patterned wool and suiting.

Textile King

The first sample is definitely Wool, but i think the second might be a wool mix. It will be interesting to perform the burn test on them to find out in the next session.

The Cloth house, 47 Berwick st.

I thought this shop was excellent for suiting fabrics, but can also be a little pricey.

The first sample is pure wool at £23 pm. I dont know the content of the other 3 samples, but they were all priced £16 pm.. I think the wool suiting is very westwood, but i really like the 3rd sample; it would be really good for a really structured garment like a tailored jacket.

The Cloth House, 98 Berwick st.

The fabrics in here were suitable for non-tailored garments. There were some beautiful silk velvets and knits amongst other things...

The first sample is a cotton jersey i believe at £8.50 pm. It feels like something you'd make a polo shirt out of. The second is a patterned cotton at £18 pm. After seeing it now I've got it home I'm not sure i like it all that much, but i'll keep it in mind if i design a shirt or blouse.

Libertys

We also went to Libertys on our outing. I adore this shop, so many beautiful things! The fabrics here though are almost too beautiful to consider using for a Westwood collection. The fabrics are mostly floral cottons and silks mostly and again very pricey but lovely.