Handwoven cotton khadi fabric, woven by a small co-operative cluster in India with a classic pinstripe, similar to that of ticking. "Khadi" refers to traditional handwoven cloth.

Price is per metre. Multiple quantities will be cut as a continuous length.

Fabric Description

45"/110cm wide and approximately 80-90gsm means that it is suitable for lightweight projects, including blouses, shirts, easy loungewear and underwear, light blankets and quilts, linings and blinds, dresses and accessories. It is a similar weight to poplin, but with a much more authentic hand feel and still with translucency in the light.

It has a lovely texture to the handle, which you get when there is very little processing done to the fibre or yarn - that crisp warmness (both cooling and comforting). This is a classic black and off-white pinstripe - when the weft threads are woven over the slightly thicker consecutive black warp threads, a sweet "brickwork" look is created close up. "Yarn dyed" refers to the fact that the fabric is woven with coloured yarns, rather than being dyed afterwards.

The stripes are vertical, and measure approximately 1mm in width, and are 2mm apart.

The fabric has a smooth finished selvedge due to the nature of being woven on hand looms, and in fact has created a funky closer stripe - so you may not even need to seam some garments if the pattern lay is used wisely.

Product Information

Ethical & Sustainable Production

The fabric is hand woven on small power looms using sustainable cotton in Southern India. Unfortunately, as there is little traceability in the bulk fibre purchasing, we cannot know if the fibre is truly organically cultivated. The fibre itself is spun within small artisan clusters, and the fabric itself is woven within a community known as a "khadi cluster" in Bengal.

Fabric that is produced within the same country prevents unnecessary shipping during production. The dyes used for the fabric are azo-free and totally ironable and colourfast (although we always recommend washing your fabrics before you make). The wax used for the batik process is recovered and reused. As it is hand woven on small power looms, the process from raw material production to weaving and printing uses little energy and water. This textile also sustains the skilled artisans who produce it.

To care for your product

Suitable for the washing machine and tumble dryer, though to protect the hand print for longer, we recommend hand washing any item you make with this textile in cool water. Iron med-hot temperature, but it is suggested to do so when damp, or spray a little water on it first.

Turn the machine down to 30 degrees for a more environmentally friendly wash. In Europe alone, if every household turned its washing temperature down to 30°C, we could save 12 million tons of CO2 a year.

We also recommend line drying as this reduces energy usage and looks after your textiles for longer. Use a mild detergent, light botanical refresher or even just steam the item you've made in your bathroom after a shower.

Natural handwoven fabrics have a natural tendency to shrink 3-5%, so do wash this textile first before you create any products that will require washing at a later date.

Ideal For

Bedding, Blinds, Curtains & Pelmets, Cushions, Hand Sewing, Handkerchiefs and Napkins, Lining & Pocketing, Loungewear, Machine Sewing, Quilts, Scarves & Neckwear, Shirts & Blouses, Sleepwear, Summer Skirts & Dresses, Table Runner, Tops & Tunics, Trousers & Shorts, Underwear & Lingerie

Wholesale?

This is a limited edition fabric, and may not be able to be produced again. Enquire if you're looking for bulk.

Please note

Due to the nature of handwoven and hand-printed fabrics, there can be irregularities in the weave and print, along with variations in batch dye colour. We have quality controlled this fabric. However, there could be minor flaws that we see as normal and charming.