Woven cotton is the obvious choice when a piece should hold its shape — from a shirt to a cushion cover. At 140 cm wide its weight per square metre is 115 g/m². It is woven from 100 % cotton. At 7 % residual shrinkage the fabric belongs in the wash before cutting, or the finished piece no longer fits after its first wash.
Mint is the tone for everything that belongs outdoors — and for children's clothes meant to take something. A check asks for care while cutting: the lines should meet at the seams. It also suits patchwork and quilting: it cuts precisely and does not distort.
What Baumwolle Tina Karo Muster Leinenoptik Mint von Swafing is suitable for
- patchwork and quilting
- children's clothing
- curtains and drapes
Frequently asked questions
What do I watch for when cutting?
The grain. Pattern pieces are aligned parallel to the selvedge, otherwise the finished piece distorts. On patterned goods the motif direction comes on top. The grain line appears on the pattern piece as an arrow; it runs parallel to the selvedge.
How do I press it?
At the usual cotton temperature and slightly damp. Before cutting it pays off especially: a smoothly pressed fabric cuts precisely, a creased one does not.
What do I do with offcuts?
Keep them, especially patterned ones. In patchwork the small cut is the rule, and narrow strips still serve for pocket bags, appliqué or binding. Narrow strips make bias binding, wider offcuts become pocket bags.
Why does the fabric fray at the edge?
Because a woven is made of crossed threads that loosen at a cut edge. That is normal. Finish with zigzag, an overlocker or an enclosed seam — otherwise the edge unravels further with every wash.
Care instructions:
Daten und Pflege
- Fabric type
- Woven cotton / Poplin
- Colour
- Mint
- Weight
- 115 g/m²
- Width
- 140 cm
- Material
- 100 % Cotton
- Residual shrinkage
- approx. 7 %
- Pattern
- Karo
- Artikelnummer
- 801027924