This fabric bundle consists of two brown shweshwe prints from South Africa. Great for projects where you want to mix things up and suitable for a wide range of dressmaking and crafting projects. A tape measure is shown on both to give you an idea of the scale of the fabric design. The units are displayed in inches and centimetres. You might have a small project like matching cushions or a larger project like a dress so we have the following buying options. Use the drop-down menu above to select the option which best suits your needs and each print will be sent as a continuous length. OPTION 1: You get 1 metre of each fabric, a total of 2 metres OPTION 2: You get 2 metres of each fabric, a total of 4 metres OPTION 3: You get 3 metres of each fabric, a total of 6 metres OPTION 4: You get 4 metres of each fabric, a total of 8 metres OPTION 5: You get 5 metres of each fabric, a total of 10 metres FABRIC DETAILS: African print fabric 100% Cotton 158 gr/m² Fabric Width- 35 inches (0.9 metres) Made in South Africa 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 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 a trademarked fabric and is manufactured by Da Gama Textiles 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.
