Description
Knitwit Bamboo Jersey Knit Fabric (265 grams per square metre) is the heavier of our 2 weights of Bamboo Jersey and has 8% spandex.
Our other Light Bamboo Jersey Knit is lighter (195 grams per square metre) and has 4% spandex.
Bamboo 92%/Spandex 8% 145cm wide Medium weight – 265gsm Country of origin: China
- Bamboo is a natural fibre knit that is suitable for tops or soft skirts.
- It is very soft against the skin, colourfast and elegant to wear.
- Being a natural fibre, bamboo needs gentle washing and might need ironing.
- Our Bamboo fabric has OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certification that the fabric is harmless to health, and adheres to prescribed limit values for potentially harmful chemicals.
Knitwit Bamboo Jersey Knit Fabric is high stretch, by which we mean 50% stretch. If your pattern is sized for a medium stretch (25-35%) fabric, you can still use it, but you may need to take the garment in on the side seams after you have tried it on.
It is four way stretch, by which we mean the fabric stretches in 2 directions: from selvedge to selvedge and also lengthways. If your pattern is sized for a two way stretch fabric, you can still use this fabric.
Magenta | White | Red | Charcoal | Marine Blue | Navy | Black | Shell Pink | Azalea Pink | Beige | Dark Olive | Jungle Green | River Green | Ruby Wine | Sienna Brown | Coffee Brown | Teal Green | Fuchsia | Capri Blue | Lilac | Aqua | Lime Green | Saffron | Turquoise Green
Sewing with Jersey Knit Fabrics
- For jersey knit fabrics, we use and recommend Gutermann Sew-All Thread, a top quality 100% polyester thread available in a huge range of colours to match your fabric.
- You will need stretch needles for sewing knit fabrics. Use Schmetz Stretch needles – 75/11 on fine knit fabrics, and 90/14 on other knit fabrics.
- Start each new project with a fresh needle, especially if the fabric contains cotton or wool. Blunt needles can leave holes on the stitching line.
- Vliesofix Bondaweb Tape is a must if you want to get more professional looking hems and neck edges.
If you need to, brush up on sewing with jersey knit fabrics.
Fabrics knitted from bamboo yarn are similar to fabrics knitted from rayon made from cellulose from other sources, such as wood pulp. In the US, bamboo yarn is required to be labelled “rayon made from bamboo”. Wikipedia deals with this issue.
