Croft mill catalogue Spring - Issue 40

All about fabric

just come in page 8

dee-light page 5

jolly day out page 8

Italian Crepe page 12

a reminder page 13

bali - tabanam page 3

meet our wool man page 14 poplin prints - sarah page 11

all of kirriemuir page 2

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A ✿✿All Of Kirriemuir 145cm wide old world brocade Italian dress fabric in a large black and green floral pattern all very subdued but very much a sort of thing that carried on dancing after you had stopped.

REF: 6357

Width: 57”/145cm

£15.00 per metre

✿✿After Eight A poly viscose suiting with a tiny element of stretch which I believe has been made for classic evening wear. Beautifully woven in a very small ladder sort of pattern, which exudes elegance.

REF: 6235

Width: 47”/120cm

£8.50 per metre

✿✿An Aaaaah Moment Three lovely quality cotton lawn fabrics with unusual prints. a) Hello Kitty - This beautifully woven and printed nursery cloth with quite a different nursery design depicting little toy cat and mice like characters pursuing various activities in the park, a very nice cloth. b) Gallop - A beige cloth with a nice horse scene in navy c) Map - Quite unusual in that it doesn’t cover much of the planet and is an award repeat, good for lining a jacket or in something where the repeat doesn’t matter.

REF: 6358

Width: 59”/150cm

£6.00 per metre

✿✿A Big Stiff Buckram interlinings in off white all cotton backed and a valuable part of the dressmaker’s wardrobe. Great for corsets, hats and pelmets. They are so thick they cannot be offered to you folded so must come on a roll so we have divvied them into 10mtr rolls. a) 140cm wide white cotton thick buckram, iron on one side b) 150cm wide double sided heavy weight iron on both sides REF: 6321

Width: 59”/150cm

An Aaaaah Moment A Aaah A BigMoment Stiff Top to bottom; Hello Kitty, Gallop, Map bag lady Hecky Thump

150cm wide very fine polyester crepe voile in an all over totally abstract design or splodges to you and me in shades of blue, lilac beige mushroom cream with hints here and there of black, gorgeously feminine cloth which will screw up into the smallest spaces and come out smelling of roses if of course you put roses in there before you screwed it up and shoved it in!

REF: 6359

Width: 59”/150cm

£6.00 per metre

✿✿Ambrosia Beautifully soft 150cm wide 8 wale velvet German made corduroy in a taupe soft caramel colour; heavenly.

REF: 6360

Width: 59”/150cm

£8.00 per metre

✿✿A reminder Too many years ago to recount, I recall getting a batch of cloth which have been imported from Romania but that had been sold as German.

Amongst that lot, was a cloth that reminds me of what I’m looking at.

Quite splendid herringbone weave with multi coloured check in blue, red, yellow and a paler blue. Excellent as a shirting but fabulous as a lining.

REF: 6355

Width: 57”/145cm

£5.50 per metre

B ✿✿Bali Here we have something really quite right special two very fine 65% cotton 35% Rayon 146 cm wide fine cheesecloth fabrics. They are supremely light weight in-between a voile and a lawn, so therefore quite see-through, so would need lining if you were making a dress or a skirt, also perfect for scarf, beautifully comfortable to wear, perfect summer wear fabrics and it comes in two fabulous designs. a) Tabanan - Large scale leaf and floral design in rust, red, teal and pink on a black ground. b) Coast - an artist’s impression floral print in blues with some brown, this just reminds you of the ocean REF: 6361

£40.00 (= £4.00) per metre

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Width: 57”/146cm

£8.50 per metre

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Absolutely Abstract Ambrosia

Bali Top - Coast Bali - Coast Bottom - tabanan binding in the marsh

Best Foot Forward - Left To Right; Houndstooth, Rebus , Cross, My Favourite, Tiny Tim Downy Chic

Boudoir

Best Foot ForwardTempting - Left to Right; Twill Superfine - Chambray, The Finest - White, the finest - Navy Shadow Of Your Smile, Exquisite Stripe, Superfine - Stripe

✿✿Best Foot Forward The following list is more, exceptionally high quality shirting’s bound for, well they have actually come from a very famous British men’s (and now women’s) clothing manufacturer who is hugely popular in Japan, I believe. a) Shadow of your smile - Pure cotton, very fine, lightweight Italian made cotton lawn shirting in white, with a self-coloured narrow satin stripe b) Rebus - A rather splendid soft finish, gently brushed cotton tartan (plaid) shirting in blue, red, grey, purple, cream and black very original but not authentic tartan. c) Cross - Very fine white cloth shirting with a tiny little cross pattern in between very fine lines all in blue. 100% cotton d) Twill - Soft pale blue twill weave cloth with a slight shimmer to the raised part of the twill. e) Houndstooth - Pure cotton finely woven, tiny hounds tooth check in black white and blue. f) Superfine - Chambray - From a distance this fabric appears to be a plain chambray in blues/greys… but upon closer inspection reveals that it is in fact made up of blue and white yarn, made from super fine 180’s and despite its fineness is not at all see through. g) Superfine Stripe - Superfine cotton shirting in a very pale blue with a horizontal fine stripe. h) Exquisite Pinstripe - This exquisitely fine, pure cotton shirting in white with a triple needlepoint pinstripe in navy blue at cm intervals… It might make you feel a bit bossy. i) The Finest - White - 160cm wide, the Finest, softest cotton shirting in white with a half centimetre wide stripe made up of thousands of little navy blue stitches. j) Downy Chick - This softer than a downy chick cotton shirting comes in a quite bold plaid design in dark red, grey and cream plus what may occur when these yarns cross each other, really rather splendid.

Wonderfully soft supremely fine faintly satinised shirting in a very dark brown, for days when you want to be alone. k) The Finest Navy - Finest cotton suiting in navy blue and the fine stripes are in white. l) My Favourite - At 144cm wide , this is perhaps my favourite of all these shirting’s in that it is a nice bold check…. this time we have a cotton shirting basically in lilac, dark blue and Turquoise with a double fine stripe in peach or could be orange very soft indeed.

Boucle Soft Beige

m) Tiny Tim - 150cm wide cotton shirting in the tiniest of black and white check, so from a distance it looks to the entire world as though it is plain grey….. but if you look closer all is revealed.

REF: 6350

145 Width: all 59”/150cm unless stated.

£6.00 per metre

✿✿Binding In The Marsh There will be those amongst you that have a recollection of the radio programme, “ Round The Horne”, and indeed its predecessor, whose name escapes me, but it was on at a Sunday lunch time. Kenneth Warn and his mate sang a song about Much Binding In The Marsh, I didn’t try to understand it then and now I have forgotten it, I can’t possibly understand it. They also stood in front of a microphone in suits jacket and ties as indeed did the rest of the cast maybe apart from June Whitfield who wore a frock, anyway this cloth, for some daft reason reminded me of that. It is a pale blue, fairly heavy cotton shirting or perhaps even a lightweight dress fabric, very finely woven with just enough stretch and is 150cm wide.

REF: 6362

Width: 58”/150cm

£6.00 per metre

✿✿Boudoir 160cm wide soft “embossed”, and by embossed I mean it has the appearance as such, this is actually a pocket weave, so the pattern looks a little 3 dimensional… It is a beautifully made polyester cloth in a rich cream in a swirly fleur de lys paisley type design which would be equally at home in the bedroom or to wear as a jacket or even a dress at a wedding or christening.

REF: 6363

Width: 62”/160cm

£12.00 per metre

✿✿Boucle Soft Beige Slightly loosely woven in 70% wool 30% polyester with a nice soft hand and plenty of bulk. Nice quality boucle in soft beige.

REF: 7363

Width: 59”/150cm

£12.00 per metre

Delivery We aim to despatch your parcel within 3 days of receipt of your order.

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Bag Lady Clockwise ; Brown, Beige, Grey Rust, Blue, Green

Bolly

Best Kept Secret

Bubbles

Cheesecloth

Bringing Up The Rear

Calamity

Bag Lady WATER RESISTANT CANVAS CHECK

✿✿Bag Lady

✿✿Best Kept Secret

In the dim and distant past we used to supply cloths to 2 ladies from middle England who made bags and sold them at Country fairs, we still have two at home which have been oined to death, but have always recovered well. They wash and wear without complaint and this is a selection of cloths similar to those we have had in the past; destined for bags in expensive shops with fancy lighting. a) Beige/ Brown - A heavy beige canvas that has been overprinted on one side in a darker brown, use either side! 160cm wide b) Blue/ Green - a heavy grey canvas that has been overprinted in green to make one side dark olive green c) Grey/Rust - as above but the grey has been overprinted in d) Hecky Thump - What a belter of a cloth this is, you will need an industrial machine for this one, a waxed cotton which has been bonded to a heavy rust coloured brushed cotton backing, the waxed cotton also has printed onto it a rubberised frond pattern. 150cm wide. Not sure how we are going to post this one. Anything less than 2mtrs will be folded but bear in mind there may be some creasing to the cloth. e) Water-resistant canvas check - Water runs off this quite subtly beautiful black polyester canvas, in that there is a wonderfully subtle red and green check running though it that is barely visible. Love it! 160cm wide REF: 6364

Width: 57”/146cm

£7.00 per metre

Denim - 7.5oz- Left to right; Softly - Pale Blue Softly - Mid Blue

Delivery Charges

Denim - Left to Right; jersey, Denim, Denim Jacket

Our standard P&P charge is £5.95. This excludes non-UK mainland postcodes which are: IV; HS; KA27-28; KW; PA20-49; PA60-78; PH17-26; PH30-44; PH49-50; ZE; BT; IM; TR21-25 For these areas the charge depends on weight. Surcharges may apply and vary from £0-£8 on top of the standard charge. Please place your order and we will confirm any extra charges the charge before we ship.

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A finely woven but substantial German made, fabulous cotton trousering in dark khaki with an all over outline abstract pattern in an even darker khaki or perhaps brown, this has a lovely hand and would be at home In either jackets or trousers.

REF: 6365

150 Width: 62”/160cm

£7.00 per metre

✿✿Bolly A John Louden cotton shirting in white with a self- coloured embossed pretty floral pattern, it has come all the way from India and is now resting.

REF: 6366

150 Width: 44”/112cm

£8.50 per metre

✿✿Bringing Up The Rear 160cm wide very fine Italian cotton lawn in darkest petrol, I wouldn’t exactly class this as an easy care cloth…. But a little bit of care will ensure it keeps its wonderful appearance.

REF: 6367

Width: 59”/160cm

£5.00 per metre

✿✿Bubbles 145cm wide stretchy polyester jersey, knitted in such a way as to have what appear to be hundreds of tiny bubbles, in rows up and down the cloth, nice and soft very attractive and will hide bumps and lumps.

REF: 6368

Width: 59”/145cm

£7.00 per metre

C ✿✿Calamity 140cm wide white cotton voile with an all over embroidered scrawley ribbon pattern in the base cloth, these cloths are cleverly made but once again perhaps a bit difficult to look after; but well worth the effort.

REF: 6369

Width: 59”/150cm

£5.50 per metre

✿✿Cheesecloth 112cm wide white John Louden cotton cheesecloth also from India but none the worse for that.

REF: 6370

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Width: 44”/112cm

£7.00 per metre

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Chambray - LEFT TO RIGHT; Lilac, Mid Blue, Mid Grey.

Cotton jersey - Mercerised Chino - Left To Right; Brick, Navy, Super Blue , Silver grey, Pewter, Pale Olive, Orange, Fine Royal, Beige, jet Black

✿✿Chambray

Cotton Jersey

Delicacy

Candy Crepe - Left to Right; Red, Dusky Nude, Pink, lilac, Blush, Purple, Heather , Teal

Dee - Light - Top To Bottom; Coral-mustard, Blue-Teal

Cotton Jersey

Three lovely quality Italian Chambray shirting fabrics in;

Good quality fine lightweight white 100% cotton jersey fabric

a) Mid Grey

REF: 733b

b) Mid Blue c) Lilac - beautifully soft and finer than the others REF: 6371

Width: 59”/150cm

£6.00 per metre

✿✿Chino More fabulous German made cotton finest quality twill trouserings in various guises. All ‘summer weight’ i.e. fine cotton some finer than others but I will tell you as I go along. The first 6 are all pretty much the same, a fine soft cotton twill in

Width: 60”/160cm

£5.50 per metre

D ✿✿Delicacy A lovely quality, 136cm wide polyester organza in off white with an all over embroidered flower and circle chain design in cream, despite is delicacy, it is quite robust and perfect for special occasions.

REF: 6373

Width: 53”/136cm

£14.00 per metre

✿✿Candy Crepe

a) Brick - This one is a little heavier with a nice sanded soft finish to the surface 150cm wide.

148cm wide good quality fine polyester double crepe dress fabrics in;

b) Navy - extremely soft with very slight sanded finish 155 cm wide

a) Red b) Dusky Nude c) Pink d) Lilac Blush

c) Super Blue - extremely soft with very slight sanded finish 160cm wide

e) Purple f) Heather g) Teal

d) Silver Grey - 150cm wide

REF: 1990

Width: 58”/148cm

£9.50 per metre

e) Pewter - 150cm wide

✿✿Dee - Light

f) Pale Olive - 150cm wide g) Orange - 150cm wide

Two 148cm wide very fine, silky, polyester fine crepe blouse cloths which are made and designed in Spain. They come in an abstract design and I bet they’re a delight to wear; quite stunning.

The next 2 are extremely fine twills, h) Royal - 150cm wide

a) Blue /Teal - Is a cream background with blue/teal, a little bit of orange, grey and a hint of pink.

i) Beige - 140cm wide The final one is j) Jet Black - but this is a plain weave REF: 6372

Width: AS STATED

£7 per metre

b) Coral / Mustard - The same design but this time in lighter colour way of coral, mustard, green/grey, pale rust and a bit of blue with hints of black here and there this too is on a cream background REF: 6375

Width: 58”/148cm

£12.00 per metre

✿✿Cotton jersey - Mercerised Three superb quality cotton jersey fabrics, medium weight, not too thin, wonderfully soft, delicious, in; a) Black b) Sage Green c) Dull Lime REF: 4050

Width: 60”/160cm

£8.25 per metre

Our Guarantee As long as it has not been cut we will replace or make a refund for anything not to your liking within 28 days delivery of your fabrics.

After that we are reasonable too, so please just call us and we will do what we can.

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✿✿Denim Jersey 96% cotton 4% elastane soft 'denim' jersey fabric; could be nice as leggings but certainly all things comfortable.

REF: 6376

Width: 62”/160cm

✿✿Floating on air

£10.00 per metre

✿✿Denim We have had a huge delivery of denim, too many here to process in time but the first three I come to are all 100% cotton; a) Denim JR - approximately 14oz twill denim in indigo blue- 160cm wide

Here we have a selection of beautiful quality lightweight soft and floaty chiffon fabrics in an array of bright colours. These are made from nylon which gives them their beautiful soft hand, these really are nice. a) Pale nude - 150cm wide b) Red - 145cm wide c) Fabulous Coral - 145cm wide d) Bright yellow - 145cm wide

b) Denim - approx. 10 oz plain weave giving a subtle linear look to it in indigo blue 145cm wide

e) Super pink - 150cm wide

c) Denim Jacket - approximately 10 oz blue with gold yarns (= dull navy) soft denim – OK for heavier shirts too. 150 cm wide

g) Lime - this one being slightly different as it is finer and has subtle crinkle to it i.e. it isn’t flat but not too much crinkle. 140cm wide.

REF: 6377

Width: As stated

£7.00 per metre

✿✿Denim 7oz

REF: 6381

£5.00 per metre

100% pure new wool, Italian made lightweight flannel suiting in a small black and blue check a nice soft hand with plenty of body.

a) Softly does it - Soft pale blue b) Grey Blue - not soft at all but may soften when washed REF: 6378

Width: 57”/145cm

REF: 6382

£8.00 per metre

✿✿Denim - Wriggle It In 158cm wide fine 98% cotton, 2 % lycra denim suitable for tight trousers, loose shirts or maybe floppy hats. If you have the capacity to wriggle then this is the cloth……

REF: 6379

Width: 55”/140cm

£9.50

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Width: 59”/150cm

£18.00 per metre

G ✿✿Group Therapy People in the cloth business are keen to sell stories when they want to put one cloth with another or several cloths together; this is one such story. a) Purple Heart - 150cm wide we have a fine Sherwood green cotton poplin with a tiny flocked purple heart decoration. b) My Favourite Colour - 140cm wide bright emerald green background with pale lime green and shades of pink flowers with red hearts.

✿✿Escape to Peru A loosely woven soft floppy almost suiting in many shades of grey made up of black and grey yarns in a multiplicity of woven patterns.

Width: 51”/130cm

£15.00 per metre

c) My Little Floral - 150cm wide. A tiny all over floral pattern in pale lilac, pale orange, white and dark turquoise all on a navy ground, wasn’t much of a story was it? d) Purple - 140cm wide, vibrant bright purple cotton lawn.

REF: 6383

Denim jersey

Width: as stated

✿✿Flannel

100 % Cotton denim shirting’s in;

REF: 6236

f) Chartreuse - 145cm wide

Denim - 7.5oz - Left to right; Softly does it - Pale Blue grey Blue Denim - Left to Right; denim jr, Denim, Denim Jacket

Width: as stated

Denim - Wriggle It In

Flannel

Escape to Peru

Group Therapy Top to Bottom; Purple Hearts, My Favourite Colour, My Little Floral, Purple

Floating On Air Clockwise; Red, Super Pink, Pale Nude, Chartreuse, Bright Yellow, Fabulous Coral

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✿✿Georgette Super quality polyester georgette dress fabrics in; a) Espresso b) Latte c) Taupe d) Red e) Ivory f) Pale Lilac g) Pale turquoise h) Black REF: 2030

Width: 58” / 148cm

£4.25 per metre

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✿✿Jardin If you like your fabrics with a bit of give, a distinctive pattern and you like cotton, then we have a winner for you. Here we have three designs on a super 97% cotton/ 3% lycra cloth, perfect for dresses, trousering and lightweight lined jackets; we have it in; a) Classic - a white floral design on a black ground timeless.

✿✿High Ho Ridiculously fine British made wool flannel in very pale silver grey with differently coloured grey yarns so it does have weave interest; just a beautiful cloth.

REF: 6384

Width: 61”/155cm

£24.00 per metre

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c) Teal Fleur - an elegant floral design in dusky coral, white beige and blown floral on a black background.

REF: 6385

A little selection of brushed cotton shirting’s the first 3 are all 145cm wide and are woven checks. a) Danni - Is a sort of multi coloured checks in black white grey and dark red b) Bobbi - Is a checkerboard check 1 inch squares in grey and black c) Tossing the Kyber - 150cm wide multi-coloured check in black white grey and dark red.

Width: 57”/145cm

£5.50 per metre

A cream 50% Viscose/ 50% Polyester very soft jersey with a quite nice and a quite intricate self-coloured pattern.

REF: 6316

Ask us to match thread and Lining We list the colours on the penultimate page of this catalogue but these are not exhaustive, if you prefer on the order form you can simply add match lining or match thread indicating which item you want us to match to. For the lining you will get a superior quality polyester anti-static lining at £2.75 per metre and the threads are Coats Moon 1000 yard spun polyester threads at £1.25 each.

160cm wide 97% polyester/ 3% spandex brushed patterned jersey, the pattern is a little difficult to describe because the brushing has mixed it up a little bit, but it is a multi-coloured check even if it is rather sombre so all in all it is quite difficult say what it is, but it’s nice.

Georgetteleft to right; Esspresso, Latte, Taupe, Red, Porcelain, Pale Lilac

£10.50 per metre

Width: 62”/160cm

✿✿Just Chat Amongst Yourselves This wide 150cm, quite hefty cotton canvas in a mid-air force blue, with an all over colourful small floral design in red, yellow, pink, green and grey. I think I’ve seen this cloth in matching children outfits. Stuff from a fairly famous French fashion name, but time passes and I can’t remember it. Anyway it’s very pretty, a heck of a cloth and must not be permitted to children.

REF: 7377

I’m A Lumberjack Top to bottom; bobbi tossing the kyber danni

£6.00 per metre

Width: 57”/145cm

✿✿Joseph

REF: 6386

High Ho

£13.00 per metre

Width: 57”/146cm

✿✿Jacquard Jersey

✿✿I’m A Lumberjack

REF: 6353

b) Wedding Dress - not for the bride I wouldn’t have thought but times are a changing, certainly for guest this is very pretty very elegant pink, white and beige floral on a black background.

Width: 59”/150cm

£7.50 per metre

Just Chat Amongst Yourselves

jacquard - jersey

Joseph

Jardin - Classic

Jardin - teal fleur

Jardin - wedding dress

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Jolly Holiday Three lightweight polyester youryu chiffon prints all in the same design but different colour ways; little see-through so therefore will need lining or an underskirt it will make very pretty floaty skirts. a) Pale pink / Aqua c) Blue / Pink Width: 59”/150cm

£4.50 per metre

Super selection of brightly coloured or should I say spring coloured 95% viscose 5% elastane jersey fabrics. The first two are supremely light weight and will have fabulous draping qualities, especially for cowl neck tops, they may, however, look a little fine for a skirt. The last four all soft and medium weight viscose elastane jerseys with great draping qualities, great for making vest tops, bandeau tops, skirts and dresses. a) Pink Crush - fine lightweight jersey b) Peach Crush - fine lightweight pale peach jersey

L Liberty Art Fabrics 100% Silk dress fabrics with beautiful and bold all over patterns with lots of delicate toning. We have 3 designs here to offer you. a) Peony - Rust Red Floral with a big, bold all over floral pattern in serious Autumnal Shades, tones of rust brown, purple with lots of delicate toning. b) Race To Mars - An all over abstract pattern in shades of pink, lilac, mauve, beige and brown.

REF: 6321

d) Pale Pink - soft jersey e) Coral - mid weight viscose/ lycra jersey Width: 62”/160cm

Width: 55”/ 140cm

£24.00 per metre

✿✿Loving The Afternoon

f) Bright Yellow - viscose/ lycra jersey £6.00 per metre

Two black polyester stretch laces fabrics a) Miss - Black Floral Lace - This polyester lace with a slightly larger design, none the less ideal for whatever purpose you can find for it.

✿✿Just Come In The trials and tribulations of putting a catalogue together never get any easier. We had all the fabric we needed for it, put one together and then we got delayed. Therefore many of the fabrics were going to be presented to you, at the wrong time of year, so we went searching for more fabrics for you and just-in-time, these lovely viscose dress fabrics have arrived. All on a nice soft, what you would call poplin weight viscose and with very nice draping qualities. a) Red Delight b) Blue Orchid c) Blue Blossom d) Abstract Frond Width: 55”/140cm

b) Linked - Black Floral Linked Lace - This polyester lace has a smaller design and sort of chain linked and has more see through bits.

REF: 6390

Width: 59”/150cm

£8.00 per metre

wholesale prices We don’t list any wholesale prices in the catalogue but if you want to buy a roll of any of these fabrics listed please contact us, depending on the fabric the minimum amount can be 15 metres, however some rolls come as they are and cannot be offered in such small quantities.

Just call 01282 859281 or email info@croftmill.co.uk to discuss.

£6.00 per metre

Jolly Day out - Top to Bottom; Pink Crush, Peach Crush, Emerald , Pale Pink, Coral, Bright Yellow

Jolly Holiday - Left To Right; Cerise-Emerald, Pale Pink-Aqua, Blue-Pink karla

£7.25 per metre

c) Total Recall - An all over abstract pattern in shades of greens with black, some cream and beige.

c) Emerald - soft green jersey

REF: 6389

Width: 49”/125cm

✿✿Liberty Silks

✿✿Jolly Day Out

REF: 6388

✿✿Karla A 125cm wide black soft poly viscose, slightly satinised, slightly stretchy, lightweight suiting with a little bit of weave interest, quite different.

REF: 6284

b) Cerise / Emerald REF: 6387

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just come in abstract frond

just come in blue blossom

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just come in blue orchid

Loving The Afternoon Top - Linked, bottom - Miss just come in red delight

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Microlight

A very French boutique couture type of fabric, made up of a multiplicity of yarns including polyester and viscose. It is woven in irregular patterns some which are heavier than others, some are plain and some are speckled. The colours involved are plum, grey and black with a hint of cerise pink, with speckles on the grey bits. It is one of those cloths that are made in very small batches which sadly makes it a bit pricey, but you do get exclusivity.

REF: 6233

Width: 55”/140cm

£20.00 per metre

M ✿✿Marley

b) - Blue/ cream - marl 150 Width: 59”/150cm

£5.00 per metre

e) Lime

f) Purple

c) White

d) Fluorescent Yellow

g) Dark Grey

h) Navy

Width: 59”/150cm

£5.00 per metre

We may have missed the season for these two delightful viscose twill dress fabrics but who knows what the weather will be like when this catalogue arrives on your doorstep as the English seasons seem to have completely been obliterated in modern times. Both very pretty and can be combined with anything to wear at any time of year so we offer them to you now. a) Little Blossoms b) Mustard Floral REF: 6393

✿✿Mary Poppins I am sure Mary’s bag was made of carpet and was no doubt floral, but you get the gist of where we are going with this. This is a rather fabulous pattern in a rainbow of colours, made from polyester and possibly another synthetic fibre, soft but strong it has a look of cotton but it isn’t.

Great for sewing bags, possibly a jacket for the brave.

150 Width: 59”/150cm

£9.50 per metre

✿✿Military Checked This extraordinary woollen jacquard designer dress cloth and is another fabric made for the catwalks. It is simply a beautiful soft black and brown plaid wool suiting with an interesting and very subtle patterning in the weave, so this is not simply a check, there is a camouflaging on the weave too.

REF: 6231

b) Grey

✿✿Missed The Season

a) - Black/ grey - marl

REF: 6392

a) Beige REF: 7373

150cm wide polyester, fairly sloppy and very soft knit jersey; the sort of thing you make that doesn’t fit however you try…… but you don’t really want it to either, perfect if you want comfort, great for casual tops. It comes in either:

REF: 6391

Uber lightweight microlight performance fabrics, to give you an idea they are a lining weight so approx. 2oz, they are in two groups, the first is from a manufacturer using Pertex and the other a mill which I have yet to have confirmed but these fabrics are used in some high end performance gear. They are made of nylon, are very water resistant, windproof and breathable.

Width: 60½”/154cm

Width: 55”/140cm

£6.00 per metre

Delivery Charges Our standard P&P charge is £5.95. This excludes non-UK mainland postcodes which are: IV; HS; KA27-28; KW; PA20-49; PA60-78; PH17-26; PH30-44; PH49-50; ZE; BT; IM; TR21-25 For these areas the charge depends on weight. Surcharges may apply and vary from £0-£8 on top of the standard charge. Please place your order and we will confirm any extra charges the charge before we ship.

More details can be found on our website www.croftmill.co.uk

£12.00 per metre

Liberty Silks - Peony

Love This

Liberty Silks Top to Bottom; Total Recall, Race To Mars

Marley - Top To Bottom; Blue-Cream, black-grey

Mary Poppins

Missed The Season Little blossoms

;Microlight- Left To Right Purple, Beige , Lime, Red

Missed The Season mustard floral

Military Checked

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s c i r b a f n o t craft cot

Left to Righta) Navy, b) Denim, c) Grey, d) Red, e) Dark Lavender, f) Sky g) Sage Green, h) Pale Green, i) Candy, j) Pale Pink k) Sienna, l) Beige, m) Aqua, n) Mango, o) Lime Ref:CM1063

✿✿ Cotton Canvas -The Crafty Spot ref: CM1063 cotton 65%, polyester 35% 114cm wide £7.95 ✿✿ PRETTY POLLY CRAFTY SPOT REF: 6640 112cm wide £3.25 PER METRE

Left to Right; a) White, b) Ivory, c) Pale Pink, d) Lilac, e) Pale Yellow, f) Mint, g) Pale Blue REF: 6640

✿✿ John Louden Cotton Canvas CM1063 150cm wide £18.00 PER METRE

a) flamingo b) tropicana - Ref: 7243

per metre

✿✿Floral Cotton Wide Width Quilt Backing 280cm Wide £11.95 PER METRE

LEFT To RIGHT - Floral Ivory, Floral White

✿✿john louden STARS 112cm wide £9.00 PER METRE

Left to right: d) Aqua, e) Royal Blue, f) Navy, b) Scarlet, c) Pink, a) Taupe - Ref: 6333

✿✿ john louden cotton all 112cm wide £7.75 PER METRE

Becky - Ref: 7042c

Bobby - Ref: 7042e

Daisy - Ref: 7042a

John Louden LILLY - Ref: 4042D

John Louden POPPY - Ref: 7042B

John Louden Up, Up And Away Ref 6332JLd

John Louden Toucan Paradise Ref 6332JLg

✿✿ john louden cottonS all 150cm wide £10.00 PER METRE

Underwater World Ref -6332JLe

A Beautiful Sight Ref 6332JLc

John Louden Fruit Festival Ref 6332JLg

✿✿ put the kettle on 65% Poly 35% cotton 112cm/44" wide £3.25 PER METRE put the kettle on Left to Right Ref:6439

The Sweet Garden a) Coral, b) Pink, c) Blue

d) Evening Surprise, e) Strawberry Fields,

Wishing Time Away f) Navy, g) Pink,

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Orchid h) Blue, i) Cerise Ref:6439

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Poplin prints

. d a lovely hand Cotton tifully woven an ed au Dy be e ain ar Pl s r in All these popl t of these in ou os m ch at m s to to match.

We have plain metre 10, just ask us e - £6.95 per Poplin on page ” (114cm) wid 45 N W O SH AS REFERENCES

SHERWOOD - Ref: 100

poplin printsenglish rose - Ref: 20

SEWING ROOM EVENING TIME - Ref: 6330V

poplin printsholding up the bypass - REF: 6425l

poplin printsUNICORN - REF: 6433

SHERWOOD - Ref: 100

WILLIAM MORRIS Ref: 1065

HOJO - Ref: 1673

TINY ROSE - Ref: 1062b

sewing room showcase - Ref: 6330W

poplin prints lilly print - Ref: 7042b

poplin prints raBbits - Ref: 1575D

poplin prints vw camper van - Ref: 1170

SEWING ROOM Flowers in Her Hair Ref: 5012n

SEWING ROOM FLOWER POWER - Ref: 6330X

SEWING ROOM Going Bananas - REF: 7263g

SEWING ROOM GARDEN PARTY - Ref: 6330T

poplin prints rose and black - REF: 6422i

POPLIN PRINTS DAISY - GREY - Ref: 6421

Sewing Room harlequin - REF: XXXXX

Sewing Room stars - REF: XXXXX

poplin prints HEDGEHOG - REF: 6434 FEELING FOXY - REF: 6435

SEWING ROOM SPRIG - Ref: 6330

Sewing Room SAFARI - REF: 6330P

Sewing Room ZEBRA - REF: 6330

SARAH TOP TO BOTTOM; a) Pale Blue , b) Mint Green, c) Dark Navy REF: 6430

poplin prints CARPE DIEMTop to Bottom; a) Ivory, b) Black, c) Aqua Ref: 8160

poplin prints Lewis TOP TO BOTTOM; a) Navy, b) Silver, c) Black, d) Delph REF 6437

Bumble - Navy - REF: 1900a Mint - REF: 1900b

SEWING ROM ISLAND LIFE REF: 5017

poplin prints FANCY PANTS TOP TO BOTTOM; a) Grey, b) Sand, c) Sky Blue Ref: 6431

Put the on kettle

tton ter/ 35% co 65% polyes WN O ES AS SH REFERENC 5 per metre .2 £3 e d ) wi 44” (112cm

CLOWN STRIPE - REF: 6428

CHERRY BLOSSOM REF: 6426

MINI IRIS - REF: 6427

LOLA - LIME GREEN REF: 26C

Button - REF: 7201

IN THE SHADOWS REF: 6429

NORTHFIELD - REF: 6425

LOLA - BLUE - REF: 26A

PASSION - REF: 7206

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S tock c i r b a f

ssentials Fabrics E Broderie Anglaise 5 hole

Broderie Anglaise 3 hole

A nice quality 3 or 5 hole Broderie Anglaise fabric in either cream or white. a) White - 3 hole b) Cream – 3 hole a) White - 5 hole b) Cream – 5 hole REF: OT15 Width: 44”/112cm £4.95 per metre - £3.75 (30m) roll

Bull Durham

Black Out Curtain Lining

100% cotton unbleached but finished 'bull denim' fabric. A heavy weight twill in other words. Approx 381gsm

Three pass blackout lining fabric, which comes in white in spite of its title.

REF: 011 Width: 60”/152cm £7.50 per metre - £6.00 (20m) roll

REF: X1 Width: 54”/137cm £6.00 per metre - £4.50 (50m) roll

fancy Dress Satin

Unbleached cotton calico fabric.

Approx 208gsm

56 in wide sol proof superb cotton satin, curtain lining fabric in ecru. Will probably last as long as your curtains.

Polyester satin fabric comes in a range of colours, Great for fancy dress. a) Black b) Lime c) Pale Lemon d) White e) Pale Peach f) Red g) Claret h) Cerise i) Turquoise

REF: X2 Width: 60”/152cm £5.00 per metre - £3.00 (25m) roll

REF: X3 Width: 56”/142cm £7.00 per metre - £4.00 (63m) roll

REF: 8138 Width: 59”/150cm £4.50 per metre

curtain Lining CALICO

¼ inch Gingham 1 inch Gingham

1 inch edged poly/ cotton gingham fabric in Red, Green, Blue and now Pale Blue: 45” wide. a) Green b) Pale Blue c) Royal d) Red e) Pink

¼ inch corded edged gingham fabric in all the popular colours: poly/cotton, 45” wide. a) Black b) Yellow c) Red d) Green e) Pink f) Pale Blue g) Royal Blue h) Lilac

REF: 50 Width: 44”/112cm £3.50 per metre - £2.75 (30m) roll

REF: 49 Width: 45”/114cm £3.50 per metre - £2.75 (30m) roll

Italian Crepe Goldfinger

150cm wide, lovely quality ivory duchess sating firm and soft to handle, most popular for brides and bridesmaids dresses.

Knitted polyester lame in gold and silver. A fairly substantial cloth, quite stretchy, and importantly keeps its shape does not ladder, and drapes well. Great for dancewear. a) Gold Lame b) Silver Lame

Italian poly/viscose/spandex designer crepe dress fabric In 4 lovely colours. A medium weight, stunning quality dress fabric with some give to make those well fitted dresses you like. a) Silver Grey b) Teal c) Damson d) Mustard

REF: 6210 Width:59”/150cm £7.50 per metre

REF: 1620 Width:59”/ 150cm £7.50 per metre

REF: 1162 Width: 59”/150cm £14.50 per metre

cross hatch

A 150cm wide polyester linen look dress fabric, lots of weave interest as well, being made of polyester it is obviously very easy care, virtually non-iron. a) Coral b) Denim Ref: 2045 Width:59”/150cm £5.00 per metre

duchess ivory

I should be so lucky

A Polyester mix suiting with viscose and elastane. A good weight, in fact an extremely decent cloth, about 260gsm this twill suiting cloth has a superb hand and a good 2 way stretch. a) Black b) Grey REF:1066 Width:58”/147cm £5.95 per metre

Luxury Satin Backed Crepe

Superb quality satin backed crepe dress fabric that can be worn either way crepe side or satin side up. a) Red b) Royal c) Jade d) Teal e) Black f) Navy g) Dusky Pink h) Silver i) Light Dusky Pink j) Ivory k) Champagne REF: 945 Width: 59”/150cm £12.25 per metre

Prestige Ponte Roma

50/50 Poly Cotton

60in wide black mechanical stretch double crepe fabric.

Fabulous quality with great draping qualities.

We have a selection of decent quality 70% poly 27% viscose 3% elastane Ponte Roma Fabrics, they come in: a) Charcoal Marl b) Silver Grey c) Navy d) Royal e) Dark Teal f) Purple g) Damson

This beautiful polyester crepe cloth doesn’t crease, so you can chuck it in the washing machine and it won’t lose its character and is of a weight suitable for dresses and trousers, so go on.... enjoy! a) Dragonfly Teal b) Gun Metal c) Nude d) Royal Blue e) White

Beautiful 50% Cotton, 50% polyester fabrics that are of a shirting weight so you can use them for dressmaking and also any crafts. a) Black b) Raspberry c) Cherry d) Yellow e) Ivory f) White f) Lagoon Mint

REF: 381B Width: 60”/152 cm £11.95 per metre

Ref: 754 Width:59”/150cm £7.00 per metre

REF: 1537 Width: 59”/150cm £14.50 per metre

REF: 6140 Width: 44”/112cm £3.50 per metre

Mechanical stretch crepe – Kate Moss

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Plain Poly / Cotton

Paisley Linings

115cm wide good quality (not Chinese) soft 65% poly 35% cotton dress and craft fabric. a) Black b) Dark Marl c) Silver Marl d) Pale Blue e) Navy f) Royal g) Mint h) Emerald i) Sage Green j) Yellow k) Red l) Pale Pink

Here we have a fabulous collection of our new Paisley Changeant linings in 8 colours!

145cm wide, good quality polyester paisley linings. a) Blue b) Purple c) Gold d) Black e) Rust f) Grey g) Slate h) Champagne Pink i) Red j) Mustard

100% Cotton Fabric- Plain Dyed Poplin, Beautiful fabric approx. 121gsm suitable for all purposes. a) Emerald Green b) Lime Green c) Black d) Dark Navy e) Light Navy f) Turquoise g) Royal Blue h) Sky i) Pale Blue j) Aqua k) Palest Grey l) Pale Buttercup m) Bright Yellow n) Pale Pink o) Mid Pink p) Iris q) Purple r) Claret s) Red t) Palma Violet

REF: CM1530 Width: 45”/115cm £3.95 per metre

REF: 990 Width: 58 /145cm £5.00 per metre - £4.50 (25m) roll

REF: 86 Width:45”/114cm £5.70 per metre - £4.50 (25m) roll

Plain Cotton Poplin

Percale Sheeting

92 inch wide cotton glorious percale sheeting, a beautiful cloth.

REF: 804 Width: 92”/233 cm £14.00 per metre - £9.00 (35m) roll

Spanish Eyes Poplin Print – The Crafty Spot

This is a really nice quality cotton fabric perfect for quilting, craft and dressmaking. 45" (114 cm) wide. Approx 121gsm a) Grey b) Dark Navy c) Light Navy d) Dusky Blue e) Pale Blue f) Ice Green g) Aqua h) Mint i) Apple j) Sage k) Soft Lime l) Old Green m) Yellow n) Candy Pink o) Sienna p) Red q) Dusky Pink r) Baby Pink s) Cerise t) Taupe REF: PP10 Width: 44”/112cm £6.95 per metre

Cotton seersucker fabric. a) Pink b) Blue

150cm wide, fine, almost super fine polyester crepe in black, there is no roughness at all in the feel, just soft and melts in the hand silkiness.

Beautiful rayon/nylon lace in a fine but dense enough pattern to hide all that you want to hide and enough yarn in it to let it hang under its own weight. a) Black b) Navy c) Dragonfly d) Rose Pink e) Dusky Pink f) Champagne g) Ivory

REF: 97 Width: 58”/148 cm £5.50 per metre

REF: 6152 Width:59”/150cm £5.50 per metre

REF: 1044 Width: 56”/145cm £16.00 per metre

Sienna

Seersucker

Superior Satin Crepe Supersonic

Superfine cotton lawn with a calendared satin finish, there are thousands of yarns to the inch, incredible cloth a) Ivory b) Black c) White REF: 303 Width: 53”/135 cm £12.00 per metre - £9.50 (15m) roll

Superior White Cotton Poplin

Superior quality 100% white cotton poplin in brilliant white.

Perfect for sewing and crafts alike.

A very superior fine polyester ‘silk’ luxury satin crepe dress cloth. It just hangs there. Rather splendid. a) Royal b) Cerise c) Red d) Ivory e) Emerald f) Kingfisher Teal g) Black

REF: 26A Width: 59”/150 cm £7.50 per metre

REF: 1989 Width: 59”/150cm £12.00 per metre

Triple Crepe Black

150cm wide deepest black polyester woven heavy triple crepe dress fabric of the best quality. A wonderful weight and very drapey

White Cotton Voile. Use to make dresses or curtains.

REF: 1570C Width: 60”/150 cm £14.75 per metre

REF: 684A Width: 58”/148 cm £5.75 per metre - £5.00 (30m) roll

Voila - Cotton Voile

Water Resistant Canvas

Water Resistant Lightweight Canvas White Cotton Lycra Drill

60” (152 cm) wide white, quite heavy, cotton twill/drill.

A 60” wide fine white cotton lycra twill, lots and lots of very fine yarn in this so it doesn’t want to be wasted on.

REF: 438 Width: 60”/152 cm £7.00 per metre - £5.00 (20m) roll

REF: 370 Width: 60”/152 cm £8.75 per metre - £6.75 (25m) roll

White Cotton Drill

60" wide white cotton lawn fabric.

Lightweight waterproof canvas, 202gsm a) Royal b) Black c) Red d) Yellow e) Bottle f) Purple g) Fluorescent Pink h) Navy

REF: 061 Width: 60”/152 cm £6.75 per metre - £5.00 (20m) roll

REF: 3401 Width: 59”/150cm £4.50 per metre

White Cotton Lawn

PU coated polyester canvas: Very strong and water resistant.

Great for anywhere you need strong, water repellent fabric in various colours. Approx 225gsm. a) Black b) Navy c) Grey d) Khaki e) Forest f) Lime g) Turquoise h) Beige i) Purple REF: 1780 Width: 56”/145cm £9.25 per metre

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Meet Our Wool Man Brown tweed

All about fabric

Meet Our Wool Man Big check

Night Cream Top To Bottom; Grey, Bright Coral Nude Pale Lilac Pale Mint

Meet Our Wool Man navy and green

Meet Our Wool Man Brown tweed

Meet Our Wool Man the softest touch

Meet Our Wool Man Featherweight

Meet Our Wool Man top to bottom; Brown Tweed Bolder Brown Big Check- Black/Grey Parisienne, Soft As You Like - Beige, Navy And Green, The Softest Touch, Featherweight

✿✿Meet Our Wool Man

a) Brown Tweed - This 158cm wide Italian wool jacketing is incredibly soft and lightweight tweed in a lovely mixture of fawn and brown yarns with a tiny little sprig design with approximately 5% cashmere. b) Bolder Brown - This is a little bit like Brown Tweed, an incredibly soft and lightweight jacketing, except that it’s a little bolder in brown, with cream, grey and black yarns but the design is pretty similar, the cloth is a tad thicker. 160cm wide. c) Big Check - Black/Grey - Perhaps a little less spring like, this 158cm wide fabric is quite a bit thicker, but still as soft and hardly any heavier.

It comes in a variegated check in black and cream yarns whilst it has a brushed appearance which softens the check it is no shrinking violet.

With approximately 5% cashmere. d) Parisienne - A 160cm wide, lightweight black and cream tiny black and white bird’s eye weave soft Italian wool suiting which might lend itself to trousers as well as jackets. e) Navy and Green - It just gets better….. This 158cm wide fabric is another superb Italian cloth in a sumptuous black and green check, whisper soft blanket like weaves cloth with the softest of finishes made in such a way as to disguise where the yarns meet and cross each other. f) The Softest Touch - 160cm wide, ridiculously light and soft wool coating that comes in a bold herringbone weave in dark and pale grey. g) Feather Weight - This is a very different item to all the others in that its knitted and is a beautifully soft bouclé knit in beige and brown. h) Soft as you like - Beige - 158cm wide. Fine Italian wool flannel, it comes in a mixture of cream yarns with a fine line over check forming 2cm squares, with approximately 5% cashmere it is feather light and just beautiful.

Width: as stated

Now We Are Really Spoiling You - Elara

some can whistle - PUFFER

Towards the end of last year, I was pleased and perhaps slightly honoured I suppose, to meet Caroline’s wool man; he is in fact an octogenarian Yorkshire man who has been in the wool trade most of his life. It turns out his CV is quite impressive, rising from the weaving machines to CEO of a huge British textile company; all before the collapse of the British textile industry. He helps us in his retirement, dresses very smartly and wears Peaky Blinders style caps, also made in wool! At the time he had with him a fantastic array of wool fabrics from the very best mills in England, Scotland and Italy, quite unlike what we have had before so let me begin; if they vary at all from scrumptious I’ll tell you, also in the mix, we have some with cashmere.

REF: 6340

Now Here’s A Thing …….

N ✿✿Night Cream I haven’t come across a product which entirely suits my delicate skin and I can only imagine that I would have to ladle it on a bit thick if it were to make a great deal of difference, but it would not affect this cloth it is 150cm wide, very lightly textured, Italian cotton, easy care and with a lovely soft hand, in either a) Grey

b) Nude

c) Pale Mint

d) Bright coral

e) Pale Lilac REF: 6394

Width: 59”/150cm

£7.00 per metre

✿✿Now Here’s A Thing …….

A 150cm wide cream cotton heavy ish weight shirting with a horizontal fancy herringbone weave, use it whichever way you like!

REF: 6395

Width: 59”/150cm

£7.00 per metre

✿✿Not The Seven Veils Again Pure silk, probably as fine as it gets, in a colour design described as nude which is in essence an extremely pale creamy peachy colour, but this is what I would describe as cream whatever, not the sort of thing to wear at a pie and peas supper.

REF: 6396

Width: 55”/140cm

£11.50 per metre

✿✿Now We Are Really Spoiling You A rather lovely selection of silk dress fabrics have landed here and a mix of lots of other fabrics and when we found them we were very excited they are all different and I shall tell you about them now. Named after Caroline’s new niece, make of it what you will: a) Elara - plain lilac silk shirting in white fabric, beautiful. 135cm wide. b) Persephone - beautifully light silk chiffon fabric with a blue, grey and black abstract floral print. 140cm wide c) Joy - maybe the best of the lot this beautiful floral print comes in grey, taupe, beige and black on an ivory ground; just stunning. 142cm wide REF: 6397

£29.00 per metre

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Width: as stated

£15.00 per metre

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Once Upon a Time Top: Royal blue Bottom: pale Aqua

Ponte Roma top to bottom; Graphite, Denim Blue, aqua, mustard superior black

Now We Are Really Spoiling You - joy

Now We Are Really Spoiling You - persephone

Pima Cotton Lawn Top - summer garden bottom - maya - black Palazzo

Rolling Stone Top To Bottom; light Beige, Rust, Pale Lime, Navy

Pima Cotton Lawn top - verity bottom - wagasa

Regency - Top to Bottom; Igitai, Kyoto - Pale Blue, Kyoto - Green

Tempting

Quilted Top to Bottom; Navy, Wine, Blackberry, Dark Teal, Brown, Juniper, Pink, Black

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✿✿Palazzo

✿✿Once Upon a Time From a maker of ladies wear that sadly is no longer, and hence we have the cloth. These two are nice quality 100% polyester crepes with lovely draping qualities. a) Royal Blue - Plain crepe, this time in a lovely deep royal blue. b) Pale Aqua - A fairly fine polyester crepe in pale aqua with some interest in the weave.

REF: 7376 Width:56”/140 cm

£8.00 per metre

Palazzo trousers came to mind when I saw this; Joanne, who presently is the main person answering the phones in the office, said she’d like a pair made from this, and yes, I could see it working especially with a plain black top.

REF: 6400

Width: 55”/140cm

£5.00 per metre

Q ✿✿Quilted

P

150cm wide quilted polyester with a 1oz wadding, great used as linings or why not "double" it up and make a gilet ? Also great for lightweight bags (lined of course) It comes in these fabulous colours;

✿✿Ponte Roma

a) Brown

b) Blackberry

c) Pink – 140 wide

d) Black

e) Wine

f) Navy

h) Juniper

i) Royal

j) Emerald

We also have some regular Ponte Roma jersey stocks, which are slightly cheaper than these, on the stock pages of this catalogue, these are of a similar quality, they are decent quality Poly/ viscose/elastane, but stocks are limited, they cost more but we thought you might like some different colours. a) Denim Blue - deep denim blue colour with bit brighter blue in weave - nice. b) Mustard - in a rich mustard colour. d) Aqua - nice aqua. Loving it! e) Superior Black £8.50 per metre

✿✿Pima Cotton Lawn A little info on our Pima Cotton Lawns. They are basically superior quality to normal lawn, the yarn is made from extra-long staple cotton and is combed and extra fine, the combination of all of this, and a dense yarn count gives you beautifully fine (not thin) silk like cotton. Softer than a poplin because the yarn is much finer. This allows for (in our opinion) a better drape, but this can be a personal choice. There you have it.

Beautiful cloth, beautiful print, expensive you may think but much less than Liberty Tana Lawn and just as good a cloth. a) Verity

b) Maya Black

Width: 58”/150cm unless stated

£5.75 per metre

R ✿✿Regency Here we have three beautiful designs on a fabulous quality fine cotton lawn. They are apparently Sea Island quality and they are 140 cm wide.

c) Graphite - deep graphite warm grey-ish colour.

REF: 7244 Width:55”/140cm

REF: 6328

g) Dark teal

a) Kyoto Blue - comes in a very pretty Japanese style with floral abstract blue flower heads on a dainty navy blue stem on an ivory base cloth. b) Kyoto Green - is the same, except the flower heads are lime green the darker green stem. c) Igitai - is a largish scale blue floral/ leaf design in all shades of blue with hints of grey and lilac and ivory ground.

REF: 6401

£11.50 per metre

✿✿Rolling Stone 112cm wide fine polyester crepe dress fabrics in either a) Rust REF: 6402

c) Wagasa

Width: 55”/140cm

b) Pale lime green

c) Light beige

Width: 44”/112cm

d) Navy £4.00 per metre

d) Your Mama’s Good Lookin’ REF: 6399 Width:54”/138cm

£14.25 per metre

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Sea Island

Summat Different

Shooting Stick

smoothie

Summer Is A Coming Left to Right; A Shirinking Violet, i'll Be Seeing You, Don't Call Me Baby

Tempting

Special Linings Top To Bottom; Pale Blue, Black-Pink

some can whistle - PUFFER

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✿✿Some can Whistle

✿✿Sea Island 135cm wide, fine, Sea Island quality, cotton ‘lawn’ fabric, this is not as dense as the pima or Regency qualities we have talked about there is less yarn in this, still very nice though, it comes in a very pretty blue floral design in blues, aqua and pink, all on an ivory ground.

REF: 6403 Width:”/135cm

£10.00 per metre

REF: 6412

✿✿Summat Different It’s grand when you come across something in the midst of all this cotton, and that is a fine woollen/ elastane crepe. A wonderful free flowing, easy wear, very drapey, quite sensual dress fabric which just oozes class…. Just the one colour of fabulously light camel.

REF: 6404 Width:55”/140cm

£18.00 per metre

Width: 59”/150cm

150cm wide quite magnificent cotton trousering in a tiny kilty check in pale grey, dark grey and I think, dark mustard although it may be light brown it doesn’t get a lot better.

✿✿Summer is a Coming Somewhere in this catalogue we have some plain chiffon fabrics that match either these or what we’ve called 'Jolly Holiday'. If you want something with a subtle elegance here are small selection of subtle and delicately coloured printed chiffon fabrics all 100% polyester.

Width: 59”/150cm

£7.00 per metre

b) Don’t call me baby - A pretty floral design in aqua, lemon, pink, white and lilac on a taupe ground. 140cm wide. c) I’ll be seeing you - A lovely abstract painterly floral print in yellow, mustard, lime, olive and brown on a white ground. 140cm wide.

REF: 6413

Width: as stated

✿✿Smoothie 140cm wide soft fine very smooth, Portuguese suiting made from polyester and viscose. They vary in their fibre content but they are all very soft and feel like an exquisite brushed cotton a nice warm hand and a relatively easy care cloth. a) Dark Taupe - in a very fine marled mix of brown and beige yarns 50/50 poly/ viscose b) Mid Marl Olive - in a marled mix of Olive, sage and grey yarns, 80/20 Poly/ Viscose c) Dark Navy Marl - Barely there Dark Navy Marl with some grey yarns, 80/20 Poly/ Viscose REF: 6406

£8.00 stated

a) Shrinking Violet - A large scale floral in all manner of beiges with some brown on an ivory ground. 145cm wide.

✿✿Shooting Stick REF: 6405

Not far from us there is a chap who thinks he can whistle, he can, in fact make a sound by pursing his lips and blowing but it would hardly be recognisable as a whistle, but as he is 6 foot 6 and built like a brick outhouse; I am not going to tell him. Any road I have found this quilted suede ’fabric’ which in fact is a polyester jersey this has been brushed and then quilted to some 1oz wadding which is backed by some interfacing. All of this adds up to a rather sumptuous feel and will make a lovely puffer jacket. £8.00

Width: 55”/ 140cm

£7.00 per metre

£5.00 per metre

Samples If ordering by post, please send us the reference number and name of the fabric you want plus the following depending on your requirements. Where there are a number of items under a reference please specify your preference; a, b, c, etc.

1-5 samples: please post your request and include a SAE 6-10 samples £2.50 (non-refundable) 11-25 samples £5.00 (non-refundable) You can also view all our fabrics and order samples at www.croftmill.co.uk

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The Great Plains - LEFT TO RIGHT; chartreuse, Cerise , Pale Lilac, Maroon

Size Does Matter

The Best Of Both Worlds Top to Bottom: navy-Grey , Black-Grey

The Deep Blue Sea Tempting Dark Blue Black Striped Cotton Seersucker Craft Fabric CUD

✿✿Special Linings a) Pale Blue £5.00 per metre

Width: 55”/140cm

✿✿Size Does Matter A whopping 160cm wide 95% Viscose/ 5% lycra fantastic quality Italian jersey that has come from a small London designer brand that is sadly no longer, this comes in black with a fairly large all over floral pattern in blue, lilac, white with a hint of beige. An absolute belter of a cloth, heavy weight jersey.

Width: 60”/160cm

£10.50 per metre

T ✿✿The Great Plains a) Deep Lilac

b) Pale lilac

d) Deep maroon

e) Chartreuse Width: all are 59”/150cm

£6.00 per metre

REF: 6409

Where Texas and Mexico meet on the way to San Antonio lives Ethel and her useless man Pedro, today Pedro is out with his amigos and will return at sunset to be beaten about the head by Ethel who is fed up of being on her own in their tiny adobe house, hiding from the sun. Ethel doesn’t have a lot of clothes but she does have her poncho which might look a little bit like the cloth I have before me…. This is a heavy polyester with about 4% elastane ponte jersey in a big stripy patterned design in black, white and dark red with lots of shapes that you might find in a handmade poncho in Mexico, you could probably make a semi tailored jacket from this, Ethel cant but she could smother Pedro with it……

Width: 62”/160cm

£6.00 per metre

Width: 61”/155cm

£7.00 per metre

✿✿There’s A Novelty Plain cotton shirting in either a pale blue with darker blue small elephants in an all over print or dark rusty brown with an all over bee print in yellow. b) Bee - Dark rusty brown .

Width: 55”/140cm

£7.00 per metre

✿✿Tweed Effect A lovely cotton tweed effect fabric which comes in navy and cream, the main of which looks navy with hints of the cream yarn, wonderful for jackets and skirts, a nice soft cotton all the way from Italy.

REF: 6411

✿✿The Old Adobe Hacienda

REF: 6407

✿✿Takeaway

REF: 6410 c) Vibrant cerise

£7.00 per metre

155cm wide knitted Ponte Roma like jersey in black cream and grey with most of the black appearing as lightly raised velvet in what is an abstract scrawley pattern. I think this could look good.

a) Elephant - Pale blue

Very fine Italian made cotton poplin shirting fabrics in an array of colours

REF: 6315

There's A Novelty Top To Bottom; Bee, Elephant

135cm wide 97% cotton 3% lycra seersucker in dark blue and black.

The raised bit of the seersucker stripe are black a very nice cotton shirting, heavy enough for shorts or a jacket.

REF: 6408 Width:”135cm

b) Black and Pink

REF: 6274

Takeaway

Tweed Effect

✿✿The Deep Blue Sea

Two very nice unusual viscose lining fabrics both with a Pringle style design.

REF: 6314

The Old Adobe Hacienda

Width: 59”/150cm

£7.00 per metre

✿✿The Best Of Both Worlds Now what do we have here? If you like lace and you like jersey, you’re going to love these, here we have the same design in two different colours, the pattern is a lace trim effect design that stretches because it’s a woven, knitted polyester with about 3% elastane ponte roma. It comes in; a) Black and Grey REF: 6316

b) Navy and Grey Width: 62”/160cm

£6.00 per metre

Placing your order on the phone If you are placing an order for samples or fabric the minimum phone order value is £5.00. With regards to metreage, you can request any meterage you need but the minimum length we sell is half a metre.

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✿✿Wool Challis

✿✿Viscose Jersey – Bobbie’s 150cm wide 95% viscose 5% nice quality jerseys with a very soft hand and nice draping qualities a) Sky Blue

b) Black

d) Lime

e) Apple

REF: 6309

A rather fabulous finely woven wool challis fabric with an autumnal floral print, it has come from a very expensive designer brand and would be great made into scarves or anything really apart from jackets and trousers.

REF: 6318

c) Royal

£12.50 per metre

Width: 55”/140cm

Y Width: 59”/150cm

£7.00 per metre

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✿✿Yin Dong Quite heavy in substance, but still quite light in feel, embroidered polyester satin beloved of those who like to wear housecoats and want to look a bit geisha. One for the daytime and one for the evening….or perhaps even later.

✿✿Winceyette This next lot are from the same mixed container we had in recently, they are printed, brushed cotton winceyette fabrics and are all 106cm wide and are nice and soft.

a) Merrily - Comes in a soft sand peachy sort of colour with sprawling growing tiny floral design in yellow green mustard brown pink and blue; inordinately pretty and very gentle.

a) Baker - Is a rather splendid navy blue and red multi-faceted check.

b) On High - Is in darkest black with a similar sprawling floral design but this time is in a fairly bright orange and deep turquoise.

b) Claret - Is a typical lumberjack in maroon, black, white and printed in such a way to make you think it has been woven so there are variations of colour where the lines of the check cross. c) Checkered Heart - Is a straight forward checkerboard check in cerise and navy and within some of the navy squares is printed a little cerise heart d) Kiss the Boys - Is a quite large check in black, grey and cream with plenty of interest in the pattern. e) Skye - Is a white check pattern with a rather nice somewhat checkerboard check in shades of pale blue with a darker fine line over check in blue or black.

REF: 6317

Width: 41”/106cm

£9.00 per metre

Width: 44”/112cm

✿✿Last But Not Least This is the only fabric we have in of its kind of the moment and it is a nicely weighted viscose morrocain; just that little bit more weight than the viscose poplins we have, plus there is a dull sheen to this, it comes in a dark blue with a lovely floral print in pink and green, not for the faint hearted.

REF: 6320

£7.00 per metre

Width: 55”/140cm

£4.00 per metre

Samples

✿✿What The…?

A fine viscose jersey, printed in such a way as to suggest it is lace, well at least some of it does. Where it is black with a green print that could conceivably be accused of being lace the rest of it I am not so sure about. However, a very nice print on a good quality jersey, perfect for dresses skirts and trousers.

REF: 6241

REF: 6319

Width: 62”/160cm

£7.00 per metre

If ordering by post, please send us the reference number and name of the fabric you want plus the following depending on your requirements. Where there are a number of items under a reference please specify your preference; a, b, c, etc.

1-5 samples: please post your request and include a SAE 6-10 samples £2.50 (non-refundable) 11-25 samples £5.00 (non-refundable) You can also view all our fabrics and order samples at www.croftmill.co.uk

Wincyette - Left To Right; Chekered Heart, Skye, Baker, Clarets, Kiss The Boys Yin Dong Top: Merrily Bottom: On High

Wool Challis

What The…?

Viscose Jersey – Bobbie’s

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Last But Not Least

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beautiful fabrics delivered to your door X16 TAPE MEASURES Best Quality Fiberglass tape measures in metric/imperial one side, imperial only on the other:

£1.50 each

X17 THREAD - REELS (Ask us to match, Lots of colours.)

X4 ELASTIC

1000 yard coats moon spun polyester thread.

a) 5 mm wide, white: b) 7 mm wide, white: c) 7 mm wide, black: d) 10 mm wide, white: e) 20 mm (1” wide), white: f) 30 mm (1.25” wide), white: g) 30 mm (1.25” wide), black: h) 40mm wide, white:

10p per metre 15p per metre 15p per metre 20p per metr 26p per metre 30p per metre 33p per metre 40p per metre

X5 INTERFACING - IRON ON £2.00 per metre £1.80 per metre £6.75 per metre £6.75 per metre

X6 INTERFACING - TRADITIONAL Cotton/Viscose/Horsehair/Polyester substantial woven suiting interfacing 32” (81 cm) wide:

£5.00 per metre

X7 HAND SEWING NEEDLES Pack of 12 assorted hand sewing needles.

£2.00 per pack

X8 HEMMING WEB 4 metre cards of hemming web:

70p each

X9 DRESS LININGS - SUPERIOR QUALITY We have good quality polyester linings to match nearly everything: 1) White, 2) Ivory, 3) Biscuit, 4) Dark Beige, 5) Light Brown, 6) Dark Chocolate, 7) Pale Grey, 8) Grey, 9) Battleship, 10) Dark Grey, 11) Black, 12) Pale Mint, 13) Mint, 14) Apple, 15) Pale Sage, 16) Moss, 17) Bottle Green, 18) Baby Pink, 19) Dusty Pink, 20) Magenta, 21) Dark Red, 22) Cerise, 23) Amethyst, 24) Dark Amethyst, 25) Lilac, 26) Pale Blue, 27) Turquoise, 28) Pale Aqua, 29) Royal Blue, 30) Navy Blue, 31) Lemon If you are not sure which colour you may need we are obviously more than happy to match or contrast the lining, just give us the instruction and we can pick one for you. 60” (152 cm) wide; £2.75 per metre

X11 ZIPS - SKIRT 40p each d) Beige e) Ivory i) Green m) Burgundy

22” (56 cm) long good quality dress zips: £1.00 each a) Black b) White c) Ivory d) Beige e) Navy f) Cream g) Grey h) Brown

X13 SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES - ASSORTED £2.00 per pack

X14 STITCH RIPPERS Large Stitch rippers:

£1.20 each

X15 TROUSER HOOK AND BARS Trouser hooks and bars, 3 pairs per pack: a) Silver b) Black

£3.00 each

X19 Hook and Loop a) 25 mm wide black touch and close

All £1.00 metre

a) 54” wide (2 oz in old money) polyester wadding, the quilter’s favourite weight it would appear: £3.50 per metre b) Cotton Wadding – 100% British Made Cotton Bump, Width: 140cm: £8.50 per metre

X21 ZIPPADEDODAH This is a list of zips that have arrived as a job lot, most of them concealed zips and in a fair old variety of colours. All nylon all YKK and they are as follows; Concealed 23cm long (9”). c) White d) Cream e) Dark Red f) Cerise g) Purple h) Coral j) Jade Non-concealed (ie the ordinary) 20 cm (8”) long l) Navy m) Dark Navy Big choice in this one! All one price 50p each, and that’s cheap.

X22 22” Concealed Zips 22” long good quality concealed dress zips £1.75 each a) Black b) Dark Navy c) Pale Pink d) Beige f) Puce g) Wine h) Cerise i) Light Stone j) Pale Blue k) Red l) Pink m) Purple n) Ivory o) Bottle Green

X23 Dress Making Elastic d) Drawstring elastic, white e) Drawstring elastic, black f) Round cord elastic, 4mm wide, white

£1.25 per metre £1.25 per metre 70p per metre

X25 White cotton bunting crafting and sewing tape ¾”(19mm) wide a) 25p per metre or b) £8.00 per 50 meter roll.

X26 PINS Perfect box of pins for helping to hold you fabric together while you make up your creations.

2.5cm £2.00 per box

X27 Bias Binding

X12 ZIPS - DRESS

Pack of Assorted Sewing Machine Needles:

X18 THREAD - CONES 5000 metre cones of 120’s polyester thread. a) Black b) White c) Cream

X20 WADDING

36” wide white iron on interfacing. a) Medium weight (Vilene type): b) Light weight (Vilene type): c) Lightweight Voile Cotton Interfacing, white: d) Lightweight voile cotton interfacing, black (width 35”/90cm):

7” (18 cm) long good quality skirt zips: a) Black b) White c) Cream f) Brown g) Grey h) Pale Pink j) Navy Blue k) Pale Blue l) Red n) Claret o) Dark Grey p) Jade

£1.25 each

19mm bias binding 70p per metre a) Cotton – This comes in the following colours: Royal blue, grey, baby pink, yellow, black, dusky pink, turquoise, red, emerald green, lilac, pale blue, ivory, white. b) Satin – This comes in the following colours: Red, white, pale blue, beige, pink, ivory

X29 Buckrum a) Double Iron On - Double sided iron on heavy stiff white buckrum. 160cm wide b) Single Iron on - Slightly softer and lighter than the double iron on. 150cm wide

£4.25 per metre £4.25 per metre

XTC Tailors Chalk £1.20 per pac

In 4 different colours: yellow, red, blue and white. You will receive one of the 4 colours but if you wish to select a specific colour please say.

price 90p each

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