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Fabric guides, sewing tutorials, care tips and project ideas from our fabric experts
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Dupion or slub dupion: what’s the difference?
Same silk, same weight, almost the same width: it all comes down to the thread. How to recognise slub dupion, and which to choose for a dress, a jacket or curtains.
Nathalie
Fabric Expert
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Silk momme: what is it, and how do you calculate it?
Momme measures how much a square metre of silk weighs. Where it comes from, how to work it out from our weights in g/ml, and what it does (or doesn’t) tell you about a fabric.
g/ml or g/m²: how to convert a fabric’s weight
g/ml tells you what the metre you buy weighs, g/m² what the fabric itself weighs. The formula, a table by width, and when to look at which.
Fabric glossary
From Charmeuse to Taffeta
Dupion, mikado, georgette, momme… The words of fabric, explained simply, with links to the right fabrics.
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Fabric guides
Dupion, mikado, organza, Calais lace… Our guides to each fabric: where it comes from, how it feels, what to sew with it and how to choose the right one.
Practical guides
Fabric weight in g/m² or g/ml, silk momme, fabric width, yardage: our practical guides explain the numbers behind fabric, with examples from our catalogue.