Diamond Dots is a seriously soft and stretchy finely knitted lycra- jersey type fabric was originally used by a top British designer renowned for his iconic men’s and ladies’ wear designs.
Read on for more ideas, info and inspiration on how to use this designer deadstock fabric.
Colour:
Diamond Dots boasts a cool water blue background with a micro design of almost mosaic-like micro diamonds created in fine outlines and grouped dots in navy and sky blue.
This fresh combination epitomises summertime and is perfect for using alongside or for colour blocking with its sibling fabrics;Cool White, Lido Blue, Decreasing Circles& Chain Reaction.
Properties:
With an amazingly soft, silk-like and slinky elastic drapey handle. This is the sort of fabric you can throw into yoursuitcase and it won’t crease.
Diamond Dotsboasts the softest, silkiest and seriously stretchy and slinky hand. This fabric has a four-way stretch of 30% width & 40-50% length and fluid heavy drape quality meaning it will make a plethora of fabulous garments!
The fine gauge knitted construction and use of polyester and elastane produce a superior fabric with excellent durability and a retentive stretch. The fabric is slightly translucent when overstretched but otherwise has good opacity. If more opacity is required we recommend lining with the solid Cool White andLido Blue options.
Garment Suggestions:
Diamond Dots can be used to create the comfiest and easiest to care for garments that just roll up into your suitcase and come out as they go in. Think drapey Grecian style dresses, cowl neck dresses and tops, dolman sleeved tops, spaghetti strap tops and dresses, harem style pants, crossover and wrap tie ballet style tops, playsuits, jumpsuits, fitness & dance wear!
Dresses with ruched and gathered details for a figure-flattering style- Pattern suggestions:Butterick Knit Dresses- B6940, Makers Atelier-Drawstring Neck Dress & top, Sew Over It- Estelle Dress, Named – Kielo Wrap Dress.
Create flattering swimwear and use it alongside the fabrics, Chain Reaction, and Decreasing Circles. Pattern suggestions;Closet Core Patterns – The Bombshell Swimsuit
Use Diamond Dotsquality fabric with white stretch lace or other lycra-enhanced fabrics such as crochet fabrics to create, dance wear, and other activewear costumes that require excellent movement.
