A simple and minimalist blue, yellow and pink shweshwe fabric. This fabric is the original shweshwe from South Africa, from the popular three cats brand. To give you an idea of the scale of the pattern, look at the last image above which shows a tape rule shown 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, please use the drop-down menu and a continuous length of fabric will be sent to you.
FABRIC DETAILS
100% Cotton
Main Colour: Blue
Length: Sold by the metre
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.
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.
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.