100% Cotton Gauze Shawl – Light Handwoven Cotton – 70 × 200 cm

Softens and Crinkles Beautifully Over Time

This lightweight handwoven gauze is a treat! It is airy, lightly textured, and delightfully soft. Unlike classic khadi, this cotton has a subtle crinkle because it is more loosely woven, and that becomes more pronounced and soft with every wear and wash. The result? A shawl that is soft, breathable in summer and surprisingly cozy when layered.

Woven slowly on traditional looms, this textile carries the gentle irregularities of handwork, a sign of care, not flaw. It's ideal for everyday wear, modest layering, or as a base cloth for natural dyeing and eco-printing.

Tech specs:

• Fiber content: 100% cotton

• Weave: Plain

• Handfeel: Soft, softens more and slight crinkle with wash and wear

• Width: 70 cm (approx. 27.5 inches)

• Length: 200 cm (approx. 78.7 inches)

• Reed count: 64

• Ends per inch (EPI): 32

• Picks per inch (PPI): 28

• Selvage: Hand-finished tied

• Shrinkage: Up to 8–10% after first wash

• Color: Natural/undyed unless otherwise specified

• Recommended use: Scarves, shawls, home textiles, botanical printing, natural dyeing

Care Instructions:

• Scouring (for dyeing): Simmer for 1 hour in water with 1% soda ash (10 g per liter of water), rinse well, and dry before mordanting.

• Mordanting (for natural dyes): Use aluminium tri formate or aluminium acetate (10% WOF) with or without tannin (5–8% WOF), depending on the desired shade and dye stuff.

• General Care: Hand wash or gentle machine wash at 30ºC. Line dry. Avoid bleach or dry cleaning.