Woven cotton is the obvious choice when a piece should hold its shape — from a shirt to a cushion cover. Weight per square metre comes to 120 g/m², width to 140 cm. It is woven from 100 % cotton.
In Kiwi Green a piece gains something calm. The tone is neither cold nor warm and therefore straightforward. Its marled look comes from light and dark fibres and makes the surface livelier than a plain tone. Pressing before cutting pays off: a smooth fabric lies exactly, a creased one does not.
What Baumwolldruck Shadow by Swafing kiwigrün meliert is suitable for
- blouses and shirts
- cushions and table linen
- curtains and drapes
Quantity and ordering
Minimum order 0.2 m, in steps of 0.1 m.
Frequently asked questions
Does the colour bleed in the wash?
Strongly dyed cotton can give off a little colour in its first wash. That is why you pre-wash, and separately. After that the fabric is normally colour-stable.
Which needle do I need?
A universal needle in a medium size covers most cottons. On dense or coated qualities go one size up, on fine batiste one size down.
The fabric does not stretch — is that a problem?
No, but the pattern has to allow for it. With wovens, freedom of movement comes from width, pleats and darts rather than stretch. A jersey pattern cannot simply be sewn in a woven.
What is bias binding?
A strip cut at forty-five degrees to the grain. In that direction even a woven stretches, which is exactly why it binds a curve cleanly.
