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 lamé is a silky fabric with a metallic, iridescent appearance. It is an ideal fabric for sophisticated designs.
This bronze silk lamé is textured with darker diagonal lines. It is ideal for making evening dresses, blouses, and elegant silk dresses.
Silk lamé made in France.
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.