A fun turquoise and black shweshwe with a small motif. Although popular for dressmaking, shweshwe is also great for quilting, crafting and any project requiring a light to medium weight cotton fabric. To give you an idea of the scale of the pattern, look at the last image which shows a tape rule with units in inches and centimetres. FABRIC DETAILS 100% Cotton Main Colours: Turquoise & Black Length: Sold by the metre Width: 90 cm (35 inches) Weight: 158 g (after washing) 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. Kindly note that colours may appear differently on your computer screen or device. 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.
