Choose from our selection of black, orange, green and turquoise shweshwe half metre pre-cuts. A great way to play with different prints in the same colourway. This is the original shweshwe fabric from South Africa and it is available in a number of prints. Shweshwe is a medium weight cotton with a good drape. It is great for dressmaking, crafting, quilting and much more. Choose your desired print from the drop-down list and you will receive a half-metre length per design chosen. FABRIC DETAILS 100% Cotton Length: Half metre pre-cut Width: 90 cm (35 inches) Weight: 158 g (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. 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. The formal name for shwe shwe is ‘Indigo-dyed discharge printed fabric’. It is a trademarked fabric and is manufactured by Da Gama Textiles in the Zwelitsha township outside King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. COLOURS: We photograph the fabric in natural daylight and make every effort to represent the colours as accurately as possible, nevertheless colours may display differently depending on the monitors/screens they are viewed on.
