A classic utility cotton basket weave in navy. This is a soft but strong cotton canvas that would be suitable for bag making, coats, jackets and trousers that require some structure like our Eve pattern. Please note this colour is not a classic navy, it has a slight aubergine/brown hint to it – please order a sample to check it’s what you want.

Utility Navy is suitable for the following patterns in our Workbook: Haremere coat.

We have four colours of Utility 9oz, Black, Tan, Navy and Olive. You can see these by clicking on the alternative fabrics tab.

• 150cm wide.
• 300gsm/9oz.
• 100% cotton.
• Wash at 30/40 degrees.
• For colour accuracy we always recommend ordering a swatch – click the ‘buy’ tab and then ‘add sample to cart’.
• Fabric can be ordered in 10cm increments. The minimum order is half a metre. For example, if you want 2.8m’s this is what you type in the box.
• Thread match Gutermann Sew All 32.

Always pre wash your fabric before sewing. Putting a large piece of medium-heavy weight cotton into the washing machine can sometimes lead to white creases within the cloth, this is because it is a stiff fabric so it doesn’t have room to move around. We recommend doing the following to help this not to happen:

• Wash your fabric on its own for the first wash.
• Sink your cotton in water before hand, letting it fully absorb, so you are putting in the cotton already wet.
• For the first wash use a delicate 30 degree cycle with a low spin.
• If any white creases develop ironing whilst still damp will help.
• Do not tumble dry.