The Industrial Studio Standard for Precision Toiles and Garment Fitting
Master your garment structures, drape dynamics, and fitting lines with Calico Unbleached Medium/Heavy Weight (Article 1616). A foundational element in professional fashion design studios, production workrooms, and apparel colleges, this classic calico fabric is specifically engineered for creating precise 3D prototypes, mock-ups, and fitting toiles before cutting into expensive final materials. With a robust medium-to-heavy build, it offers the ideal material profile to realistically replicate the behaviour, drop, and body of premium woven tailoring fabrics.
100% Pure Unbleached Cotton with a Dependable Grid Weave
Woven using entirely natural 100% cotton fibers, this calico features a traditional 60 x 60 structural thread count and a classic 16/16 construction matrix. The completely unbleached and un-dyed raw cream-to-natural colour provides a blank canvas, allowing you to clearly sketch design lines, make altering annotations with cloth marking pencils, and trace grainlines directly on the fabric face. At a solid 190gsm weight, it handles frequent pattern adjustments, heavy machine sewing, aggressive pinning, and high-heat tailoring irons beautifully without warping, shredding, or distorting out of grain.
Ultra-Wide Profile for Large Pattern Drafting and Crafting Essentials
Featuring an impressive 157 cm (62 Inch) cut width, this fabric provides a massive surface area that reduces the need for awkward piecing when drafting wide garment panels, full-circle skirts, or sweeping outerwear designs. Beyond its reputation as the ultimate studio testing textile, its raw, rustic charm and structural thickness make it a highly sought-after material for interior home décor and heritage fabric art. It is the premier choice for:
- Tailoring & Fashion Design Toiles: Simulates the structural weight of denim, heavy linens, suiting wools, and dense cotton twills for flawless fittings.
- Studio Testing & Drapery Practice: Perfect for manipulating grain configurations, trying advanced pleating techniques, or forming experimental sleeve shapes.
Technical SpecificationsÂ
| Feature | Details |
| Product Name / Article | Calico Heavy Weight (Unbleached) – Article 1616 |
| Material Base | 100% Unbleached Raw Cotton Fibers |
| Weave Pattern & Structure | Plain weave ($60 \times 60$ construction matrix, $16/16$) |
| Fabric Weight | 190 GSM |
| Colour Profile | All-Natural / Unbleached Cream |
| Fabric Width | 157 cm (62 Inches) |
| Fabric Care | Washable (expect standard natural cotton shrinkage if pre-washing); withstands high-heat steam irons beautifully for clean seam flattening |
| Best Used For | Professional dressmaking toiles, garment fittings, design prototyping, folded patchwork backing, and artisan crafting projects |
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