FABRIC

Click here for 25% of Liberty fabrics sale includes end of rolls marked as out of stock on this page Hover over print images to see stock levels - where not marked it's because it's still on the roll so I'd guesstimate around two to five metres left.  Email me and I'll measure it.

Liberty Tana Lawn is a silky-soft but durable cotton with a fine thread-count, cool in summer & perfect winter-wear layered over T-shirts & tights or under cardies. V&A Liberty cotton is a slightly weightier cotton than Tana Lawn but still beautifully soft.  The collection was designed to celebrate the Quilts 1700-2010 exhibition.  Kingly Cord is a fine baby cord which drapes beautifully with a soft & snug nap. City Poplin is a hard-wearing, heavier-weight cotton with a slight stretch.  Note that cord & poplin are not suitable for all my designs.

NEW - V&A museum limited edition cottons

TANA LAWNS

CORDS

History of Liberty of London

Soon after opening on Regent Street, London, in 1875, Arthur Liberty printed the first Liberty fabrics.  By the 1890s Liberty Art Fabrics were a byword for the best 'avant garde' textile design.  With new and classic designs added each season, the rich heritage of Liberty print continues.

History of lawn cotton

Lawn cotton is a fine linen cloth used for clerical garments woven in Laon, northern France.  This fine sheer cloth is now woven in cotton and although crisper than voile is not as crisp as organdie.  There are many types of lawn including Indian lawn, Victoria lawn, Persian lawn, Egyptian lawn and bishop's lawn.  Liberty of London made famous their Tana lawn which began manufacture in the 1920s.  Tana lawn is named after Lake Tana in Sudan where the raw cotton was grown.  (Source, The Worshipful Company of Weavers).