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 precious fabric renowned for its refined sheen and sophisticated look.
This silk lamé with a silver scale pattern on a light beige silk background is ideal for evening dresses, skirts, light jackets, and exceptional couture pieces.
Its luminous design delicately catches the light, while the silk base provides softness, fluidity, and comfort.
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.