Sewing Techniques
Velvet in Grey
Item no. 26919
€7.45per 0.5 m
Unit price €14.90 / m · incl. VAT, plus shipping
This velvet in Grey measures 140 cm across and weighs 300 g/m²; its composition reads 100 % polyester. Available by the metre. Wash once before cutting.
in stock
Delivery time approx. 3–5 working days
Free shipping within Germany from €50
- Fabric type
- Woven
- Material
- 100 % Polyester
- Width
- approx. 140 cm
- Weight
- approx. 300 g/m²
- Colour
- Grau
- Care
Wash at 30°C
Iron at low temperature
Wash without fabric softener or bleach
Do not tumble dry
- Gewicht
- 300 g/m²
- Breite
- 140 cm
- Farbe
- Grau
- Martindale
- >100.000
Description
When cutting velvet, all pieces face the same nap direction, otherwise they read differently in brightness. At 140 cm wide its weight per square metre is 300 g/m². It is woven from 100 % polyester.
Grey is less delicate than white and friendlier than black. Everyday life lies exactly between them. If you sew fluid goods for the first time, lay tissue paper under the seam; it stops puckering. Fabric by the metre is cut in one piece; your ordered length arrives as a single cut. If unsure, order a little more — a later order may come from a different batch.
What Velvet in Grey is suitable for
- summer dresses
- sheers and light curtains
- occasion wear
Care instructions:
Frequently asked questions
What do I do with offcuts?
Facings, pocket bags, bindings and hair ties. Fluid goods work well even in narrow strips, as long as the edge is enclosed. For neckerchiefs and hair ties an offcut that would otherwise be scrap is plenty.
How do I finish thin wovens?
Most cleanly with a French seam: the raw edges are enclosed in the seam and nothing shows outside. Alternatively with an overlocker, if the fabric is not too fine.
How do I recognise good drape?
By its behaviour over your hand: a fabric with drape falls into soft folds instead of standing. The softer the drape, the wider the cut may be without looking shapeless.
May it go in the dryer?
Better not. Viscose shrinks noticeably there, and polyester does not need it since it dries fast anyway. Hung up and pressed slightly damp, both look better.
