Welcome to More Love Mama Global Textiles! Wrapping you in a world of fabrics & More Love! This listing is for a 4 Piece Fat Quarter Bundle of South African Shweshwe Fabric. Red, White, & Black in Assorted Patterns. Cotton Fabric for Quilting, Apparel, Home Dcor . Genuine, beautiful, & finely detailed, African Shweshwe fabric. Da Gama Textiles is perhaps the only known producer of traditional Indigo Dyed Discharge Printed Fabric in the world. It is unique to this company in South Africa. The process for producing Three Cats Shweshwe is still done traditionally, whereby fabric is fed through copper rollers which have patterns etched on the surface, allowing a weak acid solution to be fed into the fabric, bleaching out the distinctive white designs. The authenticity of the fabric can be verified by the trademark backstamp on the back of all the fabric. This fabric has typically been used for traditional ceremonies in rural areas, but now it has become widely fashionable in South African & around the world for use in quilts, clothing & housewares. It is a super high quality cotton. Perfect for quilting, clothing, & other sewing crafts. Each fat quarter is approximately 18 inches by 18 inches. 100 % Cotton Average Shrinkage: warp -9.5%, weft -0.7% Standard Care Suggestions to preserve the beauty of your fabrics: Wash separately Hot water wash (first wash must be hot to remove starch) Do not use bleach Line Dry or Machine Dry Do not dry clean Warm iron Shweshwe prints are traditionally coated in starch to preserve them for long sea voyages. The prewash stiffness & starch smell will disappear after washing. When doing your prewash, you may want to pink the edges of your fabric to avoid fraying. International shoppersthe default of International Priority Shipping is for up to 6 yards. Follow us on Instagram @morelovemama Like us on Facebook at : https://www.facebook.com/MoreLoveMama Be sure to favorite our shop (click the heart under our header) for updates on new fabrics! Want 10% off of your next order? Sign up for our newsletter at http://eepurl.com/dB6aDj 4 Piece Fat Quarter Bundle South African Shweshwe Fabric. Red White Black Assorted Patterns. 100% Cotton For Quilts, Crafts, Apparel, Dcor
