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.
Silk chiffon is a transparent, vaporous and light fabric. It can be plain or printed.
This 100% black silk wrinkled chiffon, with gold metallic, is used for the manufacture of light and airy clothing, but also for the making of scarves, shawls and stoles as well as for decoration and creative hobbies. This "wrinkled" version offers a very pleasant and appreciated texture, while its gold metallic effect on a black background gives it a touch of elegance and sophistication.
Chiffon made in Italy.
From the journal
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.
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.