Boiled wool

Boiled wool jackets and coats look sensational—and expensive. Their textured fabric is timeless and lends itself to silhouettes from body-skimming to full and swingy. With boiled wool, you can create…

Last month, my husband ticked off the one and only thing on my Christmas wishlist--a woven leather bag in the most gorgeous dusty rose shade. It inspired me to sew a matching coat or jacket so I browsed online for the perfect fabric match. I found the perfect match in this solid boiled wool from Mood Fabrics. It is a blend of 60% viscose/40% wool in Deauville Mauve. I searched for coat/jacket patterns that had boiled wool as part of the recommended fabrics and settled for Simplicity 1540. I…

I have a bit of a thing for boiled wool, but don’t tell anyone 😊 I had a search on the internet for boiled wool jacket patterns and I was pleased to discover Tessuti Berlin jacket pattern, wh…

Get more from your French Dart Shift sewing pattern and make one in boiled wool for a lovely toasty sweater for the chilly weather!

Let's talk about boiled wool shall we?! I've been interested in this fabric for a while, primarily because sewing with it allows many shortcuts for the lazy amongst us (of which I am queen!) For those of you who aren't familiar with boiled wool, it's a wool fabric that's pre-shrunk by boiling at high temperatures (the clue's in the name!) This process causes the fibres to compress and interlock, resulting in a soft, springy felt-like fabric. Because of the tightly woven fibres, boiled wool…

Shop our selection of women coats and jackets to find sophisticated and casual styles in outerwear ideal for work or play in any season.

Boiled Wool is a natural fabric which is easy to sew and makes lovely coats, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts and tunics.

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Orange wool jacket with asymmetric front button fastening and tie belt

This boiled wool jacket was such a treat to sew. Here are some tips for sewing with boiled wool and sewing the Pona Jacket in this fabric.