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.
Chiffon is a transparent, wispy and light fabric. It can be plain or printed.
This purple floral print chiffon is used for the manufacture of all light and aerial clothing but also for making scarves, scarves and stoles as well as for decoration and creative hobbies.
In the photograph, this muslin is placed on a purple silk satin.
This print is also available in silk satin and chiffon (with satin bands).
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.