Blue Circle and Web Shweshwe Fat Quarter

A simple yet modern blue shweshwe fabric from South Africa.

To give you an idea of the scale of the pattern, look at the last image which shows a tape rule shown in inches. Each of the motifs in the pattern is about 4 inches wide. This is approximately 10 cm.

This listing is for one Fat Quarter (18 ins x 24 inches). If you order more than one, you will receive each cut piece as a fat quarter.

FABRIC DETAILS
100% Cotton
Main Colour: Blue
Size: 18 ins x 24 ins (45 cm x 60 cm) approximately

WASHING INSTRUCTIONS

• Wash Separately
• 40 degree wash
• Do not bleach
• Do not tumble dry
• Do not dry clean
• Warm Iron

The recommendation is that you ALWAYS WASH Shweshwe fabric before sewing. This will remove the stiffness of the fabric.

ABOUT SHWESHWE FABRIC
Shweshwe is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used in traditional South African clothing; dresses, skirts, and so on. It was originally dyed indigo but is now manufactured in a variety of colours and designs. The formal name for shwe shwe is ‘Indigo-dyed discharge printed fabric’.

It is a trademarked fabric and is manufactured by Da Gama Textiles in the Zwelitsha township outside King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.