First, the name
Ann bestowed on this fabric is just fantastic. I could drink this name, and not just because the word chocolate is in there.
Matellasé makes me think of something whipped and creamy - add that to chocolate and I'm sure you have a dangerous cocktail or a yummy coffee drink.
I spied this fabric in early fall and immediately pinned it. And just as I suspected, it attracted my clients attention - like bees to matellasé, as it were (sorry, couldn't help it!).
So far I have made three skirts for clients out of this fabric. Two Gertie pencil skirts, one with boning and one without, and a simple A-line skirt with a corduroy hem band.
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| Gertie skirt for Diane |
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| Gertie skirt for Melissa |
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| A-line for Jennifer |
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| Corduroy hem band - bought this from an Etsy de-stasher |
The fabric absolutely lives up to it's scrumptious name. It is slightly spongey with a good amount of stretch. There's a slight sheen to the paisley thread design. It's warm. It's soft. And there's
still some left. Unless I decide to order it all up! And I might just wear it around myself like a toga, I love it that much.
It's an incredibly comfortable skirt - even with boning! I love it.
ReplyDeleteI just bought some yellow matellase for some baby bumpers (home decor weight). It's awesome stuff. Never sewn with it before. I would love to have a skirt made of it.
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