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.
The silk lamé is a silky fabric with a metallic and iridescent appearance. An ideal textile for sought-after creations.
This silk lamé featuring polka dots on a black background is also covered with very fine diagonal silver lines. It will be ideal for making evening dresses, blouses and elegant silk stoles.
Silk lamé 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.