A mainly black and turquoise shweshwe fabric from South Africa with a simple geometric motif. Shweshwe fabric is a great medium weight cotton with a good drape. It is suitable for dressmaking, soft furnishings, quilting and more. To give you an idea of the scale of the pattern, look at the last image which shows a ruler shown in inches and centimetres. This fabric is sold by the metre and this listing is for one metre of fabric. To buy more than one metre, use the arrows above to select the number of metres you need and a continuous length of fabric will be sent to you. FABRIC DETAILS 100% Cotton Main Colour: Blue Length: Sold by the metre Width: 90 cm (35 inches) Weight: 158 g/sm (after washing) WASHING INSTRUCTIONS Wash Separately 40 degree wash Do not bleach Do not tumble dry Do not dry clean Warm Iron The recommendation is that you ALWAYS WASH Shweshwe fabric before sewing. This will remove the stiffness of the fabric. COLOURWAY Do you like this colourway? To see more shweshwe fabric designs in this mix of colours, have a look at CWAY191. ABOUT SHWESHWE FABRIC Shweshwe is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used in traditional South African clothing; dresses, skirts, and so on. It was originally dyed indigo but is now manufactured in a variety of colours and designs. It is manufactured by Da Gama Textiles in the Zwelitsha township outside King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
