Black royal Italian Poly/­Linen/­Silk mix suiting. Another ex-designer dress material of exceptional qualities.

Black, navy and gold ‘evening’ wear lightweight Brocade suiting with the resultant pattern being a bit like a crazy paving...

150cm wide, burgundy pink and gold mosaic brocade dress and jacketing fabric, the sort generally seen in more sophis­ticated garments.

2 designer jacquard dress fabrics manufactured in Italy and come in subtle pretty floral design. Good for any garment type.

100% polyester in a mixture of blue, black, pale gold and rich turquoise yarns which catch the light in different ways.

Cream polyester brocade special occasion cloth, which I suppose can be anything from a bed jacket to a rather swarve evening jacket.

140cm wide dark cotton copper coloured polyester, polyamide taffeta, with a light but permanent quite random crease effect finish. It is made up of two different coloured yarns and therefore has a slightly shot finish. One for the catwalk or the Baftas.

Glorious 150cm wide black floral brocade. Perfect for this or any seasons party dress. This is beautifully made, soft fabric in acetate with polyester.

Italian made lovely quality polyester taffeta in heather.

James Brindley Silk Dupion. A 127cm wide pure natural silk dupion in a deep rusty pink . Not a soft and flowing silk fabric but more in the way of a taffeta, and of course it has lots of natural slubbiness in the weave. Because of the natural state of the