Sewing Techniques
Woven Piqué in Lilac
€6.45per 0.5 m
Unit price €12.90 / m · incl. VAT, plus shipping
This woven piqué in Lilac measures 152 cm across and weighs 230 g/m²; its composition reads 100 % cotton. Available by the metre. Wash once before cutting.
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- Fabric type
- Woven
- Material
- 100 % Baumwolle
- Width
- approx. 152 cm
- Weight
- approx. 230 g/m²
- Colour
- Flieder
- Care
- Wash at 30°C, Iron at low temperature, Wash without fabric softener or bleach, Do not tumble dry
- Gewicht
- 230 g/m²
- Breite
- 152 cm
- Grundfarbe
- Flieder
- Manufacturer
- Swafing
Description
Woven piqué shows a fine waffle structure and so has more grip than a smooth woven. The fabric is 152 cm wide and weighs 230 g/m². It is made from 100 % cotton.
Lilac sits between red and blue and so reads neither warm nor cold — which makes the tone versatile. For blouses, shirts, skirts and dresses woven cotton is the classic choice — it holds the shape the pattern sets. If unsure, order a little more — a later order may come from a different batch. A sample answers more questions about handle and drape than any description.
What Swafing Nelson, Waffelpiqué Flieder is suitable for
- skirts and dresses
- patchwork and quilting
- curtains and drapes
Care instructions:
Frequently asked questions
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.
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.
