White cotton scrim – Open weave cotton gauze

Description

White cotton scrim / muslin / gauze – 90 cm / 35 inches wide in pre-cut lengths of 4.8m (5.2yds) ea.
Perfect for textural and sculptural techniques, fabric collage and nuno felting.  With a very loose weave, this fabric distresses easily, and suits tearing, cutting, scrumpling and layering techniques.

Being very soft, cotton scrim drapes  beautifully when making nuno felted scarves or wraps.  With a more casual look than silk, pieces of scrim incorporated into felt also create wonderful surface embellishments.

Being a bright white, this cotton scrim dyes beautifully with Fibre Reactive dyes and other dyes suitable for cellulose fibres. Washing of fabric prior to dyeing recommended to remove any sizing. Shrinkage varies from 5 to 8 %. A very open weave grade 10 Cheesecloth with a thread count of approximately 20 x 12 threads per square inch.

Available in a range of hand dyed colours.