Description
Premium Eco-friendly, medium weight handloom selvedge denim fabric, woven out of 100% cotton, 20s single ply mill spun yarn, in both warp and weft. Warp and weft yarns have been used undyed. The fabric is offered in a standard width of 40 inches (approx. 1 meter).
This is a completely artisanal fabric, woven by master crafts-persons on traditional wooden frame, hand & foot operated looms, without using electricity, at any stage of the process.
It has very high breathability, is friendly for the human skin, and very comfortable for the wearer, in all weathers.
Highly versatile medium weight handloom selvedge denim fabric, weighing around 6.5 oz per sq yard (approx 220 gsm).
This fabric is also available in the organic cotton variety, on specific requirement.
SKU: MWHD-FB-2020-OW
A selvedge or selvage is a “self-finished” edge of fabric, keeping it from unraveling and fraying. The term “self-finished” means that the edge does not require additional finishing work, such as hem or bias tape, to prevent fraying.
In woven fabric, selvages are the edges that run parallel to the warp (the longitudinal threads that run the entire length of the fabric), and are created by the weft thread looping back at the end of each row. This looping is possible only if the weaving is done using a “shuttle”, which carries the weft yarns from one end to the other and then returns.
After the introduction of shuttle less weaving machines in 1950s, almost all fabrics – including denim – have a frayed edge, because the weft yarn is cut at the edge of the fabric, and no looping happens.
Our entire collection of eco-friendly denim fabric is made on shuttle handlooms, and therefore comes with a neat and clean, well formed selvedge along both the edges of the fabric.
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The fabric is offered in a READY FOR DYEING state. The warp and weft yarns used for weaving this fabric are in the natural color of cotton.
The fabric can be dyed using organic / natural dyes, and / or the standard synthetic dyes which are used for dyeing cotton material, as per requirement.
You may optionally bleach the fabric before dyeing it, in case you require to do so.
