Inspired by America 250, let your wardrobe be your nod to our star-spangled banner, now and for years to come. Begin with Mercy Rocket and Mercy Spangled, two lovely jersey knit fabrics bursting with sequins like fireworks across the sky. Make one top in two different colors for different occasions, or color block these for a truly patriotic flair.
Red Sequin Jersey Knit
95% Polyester, 5% Spandex.
52/58” wide*. Cold wash, dry low.
30% crosswise stretch.
20% lengthwise stretch.
$799
VF264-02 Mercy
Blue Sequin Jersey Knit
95% Polyester, 5% Spandex.
48/54” wide*. Cold wash, dry low.
30% crosswise stretch.
20% lengthwise stretch.
$799
*The sequins do not go all the way to the selvage. The smaller number represents the width of the sequin design.
“Dartmouth Faux Wrap
VF264-01 Mercy Rocket
Spangled
FitNice Systems “Master Pants”
VF264-05 Mercy Shimmer
Royal Blue Textured Glimmer Knit Polyester or Poly/Spandex. 60” wide. Cold wash, dry low. 25% crosswise stretch. 20% lengthwise stretch.
$899
If sequins are too OTT (over the top) for you, order Mercy Shimmer, a delightfully textured knit with subtle silver threads dancing across the surface. Whip up a summer dress to wear for happy hour, then bring it back out for winter holiday parties. The reverse is smooth, devoid of texture and shimmer, making the perfect self-contrast accent.
Pair the next two fabrics together for an amazing duet. Mercy Night, a rich black cotton French Terry knit, begs to become a summer sweater you can toss over a maxi dress made from Mercy Roses. This dynamic print is part of our Premier ITY collection, which drapes delightfully, travels impeccably, and washes beautifully.
New Look #6775 Misses’ Maxi Dress
VF264-08 Mercy Ruby
Red Lyocell Rayon Jersey Knit
100% Lyocell Rayon.
60” wide. Cold wash, dry flat.
50% crosswise stretch.
10% lengthwise stretch.
$999
From Telio comes Mercy Ruby, a 100% Lyocell knit in dark red. Lyocell is a sustainable, semi-synthetic fabric made from natural cellulose (usually wood pulp from eucalyptus, beech, or spruce), and is known for its breathability, softness, and ability to wick away moisture to cool the body.
More images of “Key West,” modeled by the designer, Pattie Otto.
Great Copy #2780
“Key West Tank & Dress”
New Look #6818
Unisex Knit Separates
Whip up a red top to wear over knit pants or a skirt sewn from Mercy Ocean. This ponte de Roma boasts an exceptionally soft hand and beautiful languid drape. You will want to make a tank and sweater out of it to wear all year long!
Rounding out the collection is Mercy Splash, an extra-wide, lightweight rayon jersey knit print in hues of blue, aqua, and black. If you live in super hot climates, this thin beauty is perfect for keeping you covered and cool at the same time. We also love it for summer pajamas—why not sleep in the softest, most delicious fabrics?
Let’s shift from red, white, and blue to a more subdued palette of blush, indigo, and bisque. Phillis Blush took us by surprise. It blends the lightweight, loose weave of a gauze with the subtle design of a dobby and the comfort and durability of a poly-cotton blend. Use this anytime your pattern calls for a lightweight woven fabric. Spoiler: we have this in light and dark indigo on the coming pages. Now, imagine a peasant-style blouse made from the blush, worn atop some walking shorts sewn from Phillis Steel, an indigo yarn-dyed cotton chambray. You can also make classic buttondown shirts and embroider them with your unique flair.
Great Copy #2800
“Sonoma Tee” for wovens
Great Copy #2570
“Baja Skirt”
If you love garments by Eileen Fisher, you may have noticed her company’s recent use of double cotton gauze, or “lofty gauze,” like Phillis Puff. This doublewoven cotton gauze has more texture and character than our single-ply basic stock. Feeling adventurous? Get extra, and dye pieces of it to create several tops. They will all look fabulous paired with Phillis Stripe, a lightweight, yarn-woven French denim that’s 66” wide! How cute will this be as overalls, a jeans skirt, and a jacket with some bias-cut panels?
VF264-13 Phillis Puff
White Double Cotton Gauze
100% Cotton.
54” wide.
Cold wash, dry low.
$799
VF264-14 Phillis Stripe
Lightweight 66” French Denim
100% Cotton.
66” wide.
Cold wash, dry low. 1/4” design repeat.
$999
VF264-15 Phillis Chill
Pale Blue Crinkled Dobby Gauze
Polyester/Cotton blend.
58” wide. Cold wash, dry low.
1” design repeat.
$559yd Through Sept.11, 2026
$799yd Starting Sept. 12, 2026
Closet Core
“Cielo Top + Dress”
“Jenny Overalls”
Phillis Collection
Around 1761, a seven-year-old girl was kidnapped from West Africa, carried across the Atlantic in a slave ship, and sold in Boston. Susanna Wheatley purchased the child to assist with household duties in the home she shared with her husband, John Wheatley, a tailor. Recognizing Phillis’s remarkable intelligence, Susanna arranged for her to be educated alongside the family’s children, an extraordinary opportunity for an enslaved child in colonial America. Phillis learned English in little more than a year and quickly advanced to history, literature, Latin, and Greek. By her early teens, her poetry was appearing in newspapers and broadsides throughout the colonies, often credited to ‘Phillis, a Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston.’ Unlike many political writers of the era, Wheatley’s identity was no secret. Readers praised the poems while questioning whether an enslaved African girl could truly have written them. By age eighteen, she had assembled a collection of twenty-eight poems and, with Susanna Wheatley’s help, launched a campaign in Boston newspapers to attract the subscribers needed to finance publication. The effort largely failed. Many readers simply refused to believe that an enslaved African woman could have written the poems. In 1772, eighteen of Boston’s leading citizens—including John Hancock—questioned her closely before signing an attestation affirming that she was indeed the author. The statement appeared in the front of her book, yet even that endorsement could not secure a Boston publisher. Instead, Wheatley found support in London, where abolitionist sentiment was gaining momentum following the landmark Somerset decision. Backed by Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, Phillis traveled to England and was welcomed by prominent political, literary, and philanthropic figures, including Benjamin Franklin. While Wheatley was returning home to be with the ailing Susanna Wheatley, her book, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773), was published in London. During the Revolution, she turned her pen toward the Patriot cause. In her poem honoring George Washington, Wheatley observed, “Fix’d are the eyes of nations on the scales, / For in their hopes Columbia’s arm prevails,” capturing a reality of the Revolutionary era: the struggle for American independence was being watched and debated far beyond the colonies themselves. She urged Washington to “Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy side.” Washington replied personally, thanking her for her “elegant Lines” and expressing a desire to meet “a person so favored by the Muses.” He later invited her to visit his headquarters in Cambridge. Freed shortly after the publication of her book, Wheatley married John Peters, a free Black businessman, and continued writing while planning a second volume of poetry. The upheavals of war and a struggling post-Revolutionary economy prevented its publication, and she died in 1784 at just thirty-one years old.
Closet Core
“Charlie Caftan”
VF264-16 Phillis Bisque
Pale Peach Classic Ponte de Roma
69% Rayon, 27% Nylon, 4% Spandex
58” wide. Cold wash, dry low.
40% crosswise stretch.
30% lengthwise stretch.
$1199yd Through Sept.11, 2026
$1499yd Starting Sept. 12, 2026
VF264-17 Phillis Indigo
Dk Blue Crinkled Dobby Gauze
Polyester/Cotton blend.
58” wide. Cold wash, dry low. 1” design repeat.
$559yd Through Sept.11, 2026
$799yd Starting Sept. 12, 2026
Phillis Chill (p.10) is the light indigo version of our poly-cotton dobby gauze. The crinkle and crepe texture help stabilize the loose weave. Sew breezy tops galore to keep cool. Sew it into a long-sleeved, frontbutton shirt with rolled-up sleeves that you can wear over a tank dress made from Phillis Bisque ponte de Roma. The weight and slightly firm knit make this an ideal choice for sewing pull-on pants, princess-seamed tops, and cardigans. It also looks great with Phillis Indigo, the darker version of the dobby gauze. Have fun with your sewing and mix the two blues together in one top. Take advantage of the special discounted price available to our catalog subscribers and be sure to order early before it’s gone.
Dana Marie #1051 “Modern Empire”
FitNice Systems “Lady Legs”
VF264-18 Phillis Dots
Peach Cotton Swiss Dot Stripe
100% Cotton.
55” wide.
Cold wash, dry low.
$999
Speaking of ordering early, don’t wait to get Phillis Dots, a bisque Swiss Dot striped cotton. This one is destined to sell out quickly. Cotton Swiss Dot is hard to come by and very popular because it is lightweight, breathable, washable, and really cute. We love the added seersucker-esque stripe.
Grainline Studio “Reed Skirt”
Grainline Studio “Corin Top”
VF264-19 Phillis Twill
Lightewight Indigo Wool + Cotton
55% Wool, 35% Cotton. 60” wide. Dry clean recommended, ot test before washing.
Phillis Twill looks like denim, feels like Pima cotton, and is made with a blend of wool and cotton. This is the perfect fabric for a transitional wardrobe and can be sewn into any number of separates, from pants and shirts to sheath dresses and light jackets. We chose Phillis Flowers as a companion piece to blend with the Steel and the Twill, both of which have a grey-blue vibe. The outline embroidery on this dove-grey cotton batiste brings a fun little design to a summer top or lined sundress.
Closet Core
“Cielo Top + Dress”
“Fiore Skirt”
Spies Collection
“I intend to visit 727 before long and think by the assistance of a 355 of my acquaintance shall be able to outwit them all,” wrote Abraham Woodhull in 1779. In the Culper codebook, 727 meant New York and 355 meant lady. The remark is one of the clearest surviving pieces of evidence that women participated in Revolutionary espionage. The Culper Ring was George Washington’s secret spy network in and around British-occupied New York, gathering information about troop movements, naval operations, supply shipments, and military plans. Men caught carrying intelligence risked arrest, imprisonment, or execution. Women often moved more freely through social circles, shops, homes, and public spaces because British officers rarely viewed them as political threats. As a result, women listened, observed, carried messages, and relayed information that ultimately found its way to Washington’s headquarters. Among the figures most closely associated with the Culper Ring was Anna Strong of Setauket, Long Island. After British authorities imprisoned her husband, Selah Strong, aboard the notorious prison ship Jersey for supporting the Patriot cause, Anna remained on Long Island and maintained Selah’s connections with members of the network. According to tradition, she helped the ring communicate through what later became known as the Clothesline Code. A black petticoat hanging from her clothesline signaled that intelligence was ready for pickup, while strategically placed handkerchiefs identified which cove a courier should use. To British patrols it appeared to be ordinary household laundry. To Washington’s spies it conveyed instructions. Women serving the Patriot cause through intelligence work were not limited to the occupied Northeast. While managing a frontier homestead and raising a family in Georgia, Nancy Morgan Hart found ways to aid the Revolution far beyond the walls of her cabin. The Georgia frontier was a contested landscape where British troops, Loyalists, and Patriot militia moved through the countryside, bringing the war directly to the region’s settlers. Described by contemporaries as tall, muscular, cross-eyed, and badly marked by smallpox scars, Hart turned the very features that caused others to underestimate her into an advantage. According to the Defense Intelligence Agency, she sometimes disguised herself as a deranged man and entered British camps to gather information. A woman moving through an enemy encampment might attract attention. An ablebodied man might be questioned about his purpose. Hart instead adopted a persona that encouraged soldiers to overlook her altogether, allowing her to observe troop activity and carry intelligence back to Patriot forces.
Steel blue and pale yellow converge in our Spies collection, a fabulous grouping of classic styles, featuring cotton wovens and a couple of popular knits. Begin with Spies Plaid, a 63” wide cotton in steel blue with accents of buttercream, petal pink, and white. Make a top to wear with a skirt and jacket tailored from Spies Crème low-luster cotton sateen.
Cutting Line #60813
“Simplify Your Life”
New Look #6802 Cropped Pants
Spies Indigo was plucked from our Supreme Techno Crepe Knit Collection (see other colors on our site) as a transitional knit that features a crepe face and satin reverse. The color really helps bring out the darker stripe of Spies Regency, a wide cotton stripe in steel blue and pale yellow. Whip up a stripe shirt and knit jacket to be ready for everything Mother Nature has to offer from late summer to late autumn.
100% Cotton. 44” wide. Cold wash, dry low. 3/16” design repeat. Swatch available upon request.
$699
Our last duet features a French vanilla supple ponte knit that is absolutely perfect for sewing many types of knit tops, jackets, pants, and dresses. Spies Sophia, a stable, all-way stretch knit, provides comfort and great recovery so your knees and elbows won’t get baggy. Pair this with Spies Oxford, a cotton blue and yellow pencil-striped Oxford cloth. Yardage is limited, so we opted not to swatch it, retaining as much yardage for your orders as possible.
Dana Marie #1036 “Mandarin Vest”
FitNice System “Lady Legs”
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Lydia Collection
When British forces occupied Philadelphia in September 1777, the largest city in the colonies became the center of British military operations in North America. General William Howe established his headquarters there, and officers were quartered throughout the city in private homes. Lydia Darragh, a Quaker widow and mother of eight, found enemy officers living and meeting under her roof. The arrangement was not voluntary. Military necessity often overrode the preferences of local residents, forcing many families to share their homes with the occupying army. According to the account preserved by her family, the most important meeting occurred on the evening of December 2, 1777. British officers ordered the household to retire while they discussed plans for a surprise attack against George Washington’s army at White Marsh. Lydia vacated the meeting room, and hid herself in an adjoining closet to eavesdrop. The information was potentially invaluable. Washington’s army, weakened by defeats around Philadelphia, could ill afford another surprise attack. The following day, Lydia secured permission to leave the city under the pretense of purchasing flour from a mill outside British lines. Once beyond the checkpoints, she relayed the information to Patriot officers, who passed the warning to Washington. Several days later, when British troops advanced toward White Marsh, they found the Continental Army prepared rather than surprised. The British skirmished with American forces for several days before withdrawing. Had the attack unfolded exactly as planned, the outcome might have been very different. British Major John André later complained that the Americans seemed remarkably well informed about British movements, an observation that has helped keep Lydia Darragh’s story alive for nearly two and a half centuries.
VF264-27 Lydia Camo
Double-faced Space Dye
Activewear /Athleisure
87% Polyester, 13% Spandex.
58/60” wide. Cold wash, dry low.
All-over design.
100% crosswise stretch.
65% lengthwise stretch.
$1299
Sirena Elite Patterns
“Sophie Sports Bra + Tank Top”
“Elizabeth Leggings + Shorts”
Now for a burst of excitement!
Lydia Camo is the first of many Space Dye fabrics we will bring to you over the next several months. Choose this double-faced athleisurewear knit for wearing selfcontrasting activewear to yoga class, while running errands, or for body-con garments to wear when chilling with friends. Dress it up a little by pairing it with Lydia Felix, a dark raspberry stretch gabardine that’s perfect for tailoring suiting separates. We couldn’t help adding Lydia Reverie here, since the same dark raspberry appears in the floral print. Sew a beautiful floral challis tunic to wear with gabardine pants or skirt, or construct a lined challis dress and have a gabardine jacket on-hand for the chilly nights ahead.
VF264-28
Lydia Felix
Dark Fuchsia Stretch Gabardine
72% Poly, 24% Rayon, 4% Spandex. 59” wide. Dry clean recommended or test before washing. 10% cross-grain stretch.
$1299
VF264-29 Lydia Reverie
Floral Print on Blue Rayon Challis
100% Rayon. 57” wide. Dry clean, or cold wash, air dry. 11” repeat, one-way design. Use nap layout.
$825
Cutting Line #52317
“Putting It Together” - ensemble
Take a moment to look at the image of this print - doesn’t it seem like it was inspired by dreamcatchers? The frenetic design and subtle stitched texture of Lydia Dreams beg to be sewn into a dramatic maxi dress, or to be whipped up into bold activewear separates. If you choose to craft a knit top from Lydia Dreams, choose Lydia Blanca for your pants and jacket. The color is a perfect match to the print’s ivory. Millennium stretch-woven fabrics have been popular because they are comfortable to wear, and the stretch runs lengthwise allowing you to conserve fabric by cutting your pattern out across the grain.
VF264-30 Lydia Dreams
Colorful Textured DTY Knit
95% Polyester, 5% Spandex.
59” wide. Cold wash, dry low.
21” repeat, one-way design.
40% crosswise stretch.
20% lengthwise stretch.
$699
VF264-31 Lydia Blanca
Pale White Millennium
71% Rayon, 23% Nylon, 6% Lycra. 59” wide. Dry clean, or test before cold wash, no heat tumble dry. 50% lengthwise stretch.
$999
Liesl + Co
“Strasbourg Henley + Bodysuit”
“Garibaldi Skirt”
VF264-32 Lydia X-Cite
Colorful Premier ITY Knit
95% Polyester, 5% Spandex.
58” wide. Cold wash, dry low.
25” repeat, one-way design.
Diagonal. Use nap layout.
100% crosswise stretch.
20% lengthwise stretch.
$999
Lydia X-cite is another bold, colorful choice, this time in the Korean Premier ITY knit. You’ve probably seen the commercials social media of the women showing how bouncy their pants are, with great recovery and little to no wrinkles. Its weight provides a flattering drape that hides many less desireable lumps and bumps, and the flow is so elegant. Make a halter sundress, trapeze dress, pull-on pants, or a simple knit top. The dark raspberry color looks great with Lydia Felix.
New Look #6650 Misses’ Knit Dress
VF264-33 Esther Kyoto
Digital Japanese Rayon Challis
100% Rayon. 57” wide. Cold wash, dry low or line dry. 11” repeat, one-way design. Use nap layout.
$999
VF264-34 Esther Celedon
Pale Green Cotton Sateen
100% Cotton. 56” wide.
Dry clean, or cold wash, dry low.
$899
VF264-35 Esther Furrows
Pale Green Textured Tencel Rayon
51% Rayon, 49% Tencel. 52” wide. Dry clean, or test before washing. 10% cross-grain stretch.
$1199
Esther Kyoto is a Japanese digital print rayon with a soft hand and lovely design. Sew a blouse, tunic, or kimono jacket to wear with pants or a skirt make from Esther Celedon, another of our low-luster cotton sateens. The solid celedon really makes that color pop in the print. We also found this wonderful textured Tencel and rayon blend called Esther Furrows. Tencel is a brand name for Lyocell, an eco-friendly closed-loop system of manufacturing tree pulp that recycles most of the water and solvents.
New Look #6781 Misses’ Top + Pants
Esther Collection
By 1780, the newly created nation was still fighting for its survival, and the Continental Army faced chronic shortages of clothing. Esther DeBerdt Reed, wife of Joseph Reed—one of George Washington’s closest civilian advisers and Pennsylvania’s chief executive during the Revolution—moved comfortably among many of the Patriot cause’s most influential leaders. Determined to turn patriotic sentiment into practical support for the army, she founded the Ladies Association of Philadelphia and published The Sentiments of an American Woman, a widely circulated patriotic address calling on women to transform their support for independence into organized action. The response was extraordinary. Women contributed more than 300,000 Continental dollars, one of the largest civilian fundraising efforts of the Revolution. Reed informed Washington of the campaign and proposed distributing the money directly to soldiers. Washington suggested a different approach. Rather than cash, he recommended providing something every soldier desperately needed: shirts. The funds purchased linen cloth—likely flax-based linen, the standard fabric for men’s shirts in the eighteenth century because it could withstand repeated washing and hard wear—and local committees coordinated production. Women throughout the states transformed bolts of fabric into garments for the Continental Army. More than 2,000 shirts were completed and delivered to American troops. Legend has it that each carried the name of the woman who made it, reminding weary soldiers that while they fought on the front lines, an army of women across the states was fighting for the same cause with needle, thread, and determination. The effort spread far beyond Philadelphia as similar women’s associations formed in other states, creating a network of volunteers that stretched across the young nation. Washington praised the project and recognized the contribution it made to the army. Consider the scale of the undertaking. Women across multiple states raised funds, sourced linen cloth, coordinated production, managed distribution, and delivered thousands of finished shirts to an army in the field decades before factories, railroads, telephones, or national organizations existed. What began as Esther Reed’s appeal to a handful of Philadelphia women became one of the largest organized civilian efforts of the Revolutionary War.
Liesl + Co “Chacarita Dress”
Esther Luau is another Tencel and rayon blend, this time in a bottomweight floral print. Construct a beautiful dress, a jacket, pants, or a skirt. Bring out the yellow by pairing your garment with something sewn from Esther Butter, another Korean Premier ITY knit. Wear a bit of sunshine through the changing of the seasons.
Floral Tencel Rayon Twill
64% Tencel, 36% Rayon. 57” wide. Dry clean, or test before washing. 25” design repeat.
Have fun playing with our next trio. Esther Seafoam is our popular cotton sateen, but in a stronger, bluer hue than the celedon. See how it pulls out the seafoam accents in Esther Petals crepe georgette print? This all-over design was popular in the Summer catalog in coral and pink (VF263-04), and we are sure you will love this color-combo as well. Make a sweet blouse to wear with woven separates sewn from Esther Suiting, a cornflower blue stretch micro-twill.
VF264-39 Esther Petals
Blue-Green Floral Georgette
100% Polyester. 59” wide. Cold wash, dry low. All-over design. See also VF263-04 coral/pink.
100% Rayon. 58” wide. Dry clean, or cold wash, air dry. 15” design repeat.
$759
We debated if we should lead the Deb Collection with this fabric, or feature it at the end of the previous collection - the cornflower blue of the print is stunning with the stretch micro-twill.... just sayin’. Deb Blooms digital rayon challis melds together shades of jade, emerald, blue, and brown in a watercolor floral print. Choose this when your sewing pattern calls for a light weight woven with drape.
Deb Collection
In 1782, Deborah Sampson made a decision that would have seemed almost impossible to her contemporaries. The Continental Army did not permit women to serve as soldiers, yet despite the triumph at Yorktown the previous year, British forces remained in New York and the Continental Army continued to recruit soldiers. Standing nearly 5’8” tall—exceptionally tall for an eighteenth-century woman— and hardened by years of farm labor, Sampson disguised herself as a man, adopted the name Robert Shurtliff, and enlisted in the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment. She did far more than slip briefly into uniform. For more than a year, she marched, drilled, stood guard, dug entrenchments, and lived among fellow soldiers without revealing her identity. Military life offered almost no privacy. Soldiers slept together, traveled together, and endured illness, hunger, and harsh weather together. Discovery would have ended her service immediately. During a skirmish near Tarrytown, New York, she suffered wounds from musket fire. Fearing a surgeon would expose her secret, Sampson reportedly removed one musket ball from her own thigh with a penknife and sewing needle, leaving another lodged too deeply to reach. She remained with her regiment despite the injury, carrying the second ball in her leg for the rest of her life. Her disguise survived the wound, only to unravel after she collapsed with a severe fever while stationed near Philadelphia. The attending physician, Dr. Barnabas Binney, discovered her identity but treated her discreetly rather than publicly exposing her. When military authorities learned the truth, Deborah was neither court-martialed nor imprisoned. Instead, General Henry Knox issued an honorable discharge to “Robert Shurtliff,” the name under which she had served in the Continental Army for more than a year. Years later, when Sampson petitioned for a military pension, Paul Revere came to her defense, writing that her “character and good conduct” had earned the respect of those who knew her and that her situation was “deserving of public notice and reward.” Congress ultimately agreed, granting Deborah a military pension for her service and injuries, making her the only woman known to have received a full military pension for service in the Continental Army.
VF264-42 Deb Gem
Jade 5 oz 100% Linen
100% Linen. 58” wide. Dry clean to retain crispness, or wash for a soft, casual look.
Deb Gem, a delightful jade European linen, will retain its crisp nature if dry cleaned, and will tighten its weave while softening its drape if you choose to wash it. Washing linen gives it a casual, relaxed vibe, ideal for summer fashions like clamdigger pants and oversize blouses with the sleeves rolled up.
The jade color perfectly matches Deb Chic, a fun, textured knit from Chicago fashion designer Andria Lieu. Although it is all-way stretch, there is more stretch along the grain, so cut your pattern pieces out cross-grain, which will also require less yardage to be purchased.
Liesl + Co
“Tribeca Knit Cami”
“Lisboa Shorts”
VF264-44 Deb Aquarelle
Watercolor Leaf Print Rayon
100% Rayon. 59” wide. Dry clean, or cold wash, air dry. 22.5” design repeat.
Leaves of yellow and green float on jade waters in Deb Aquarelle. Choose this blouseweight rayon poplin print from Telio when you want to create breezy garments like billowing palazzos or coulottes, tunics, kimonos, flowing skirts, A-line dresses, and shalwar khameeze with dupatta. Anchor an ensemble with Deb Classic jade ponte de Roma. This stable, all-way stretch knit has a soft hand and supple body, making it ideal for knit tops and dresses.
KnowMe #2134 Knit Top + Wrap Pants
VF264-46 Deb Swirls
Digital Rayon Challis
100% Rayon. 59” wide.
Dry clean, or cold wash, air dry.
5” repeat, one-way design. Use nap layout.
$759
Gold accents dot this rayon challis like stars in a faroff galaxy. Sew Deb Swirls into a sun dress for summer, and a tunic for autumn. It pairs well with the jade ponte.
Toning the hue down, Deb Fanfare is surely going to be a popular color choice of our Korean Premier ITY knit. Enjoy the way is drapes by sewing palazzos, a surplice dress, wrap top, and loose sweater top. The color perfectly brings out the same tone in Deb Style, a wonderful modal jersey knit that will wick moisture away on super hot days, helping to cool you. Make a cute knit top and elastic-waist shorts to wear as the most comfortable pajamas ever.
