A simple geometric shweshwe fabric from South Africa with a good drape and made in a medium weight cotton. To give you an idea of the scale of the pattern, look at the last image which shows a ruler with units 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 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. 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.
