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Cottons

Organic Cotton Knits - NOW ON SALE AT 33% OFF!!!

Our new cotton knits, showing all three colours.

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A quality interlock knit. Extremely soft, yet durable.  Perfect for all types of clothing and baby products. Interlock knits are the result of a double layer of rib knits that are knitted together, which results in a stronger, more resiliant fabric than a single knit. This knit stretches along the width of the fabric, but not along the length.  Thus it won't lengthen or sag, but will stretch as the body moves. This fabric will not ravel when cut, so hems can be eliminated for baby diapers, adult diapers and other items where chafing is an issue.

Samples

Organic cotton
knits - all available
colours

$4


       

1/2 yard

Sand  (Dyed with
pomegranate
hulls)

$7


1-4 yards

Sand


$12/yard


5-19 yards


Sand



$10/yard


20-49 yards


Sand



$8/yard


50+ yards
WHOLESALE

Sand



$7.50/yard


1/2 yard

Sage (Dyed with
pomegranate
Hulls and Iron

$7


1-4 yards


Sage



$12/yard


5-19 yards


Sage



$10/yard


20-49 yards


Sage



$8/yard

50+ yards
WHOLESALE

Sage



$7.50/yard


1/2 yard

Painted Hills*
(Dyed with
mungeet root,
alum, & iron)

$7


1-4 yards


Painted Hills*



$12/yard


5-19 yards


Painted Hills*



$10/yard


20-49 yards


Painted Hills*



$8/yard


50+ yards
WHOLESALE

Painted Hills*



$7.5/yard



To order multiple yards, update quantity in shopping cart

*This colour softens with wear and repeat washings.


So beautiful and creamy soft you will WANT to HAND WASH it. Does require to be hand washed, as machine wash will permanently stretch-shrink it. Then line dry or lay out flat on a sweater- drying screen. Alternative care is Dry Clean.

Naturally dyed at a Skal certified 100% Natural Dyeworks in India. The dyeworks has personally been visited twice by Cheryl Kolander, Master Natural Dyer and owner of Aurora Silk.  Dyeworks is confirmed to be clean, healthy, open air, using only natural dyes, 100% eco, with waste water used to grow vegetables for the workers, who are all adults, and graciously happy to have such good work.   Four colors currently available (which coordinate beautifully together): natural white, sage, sand (a soft pale yellow), and painted hills (an earthy mauve).

From our sewing tests, we have determined that this fabric needs to be sewn with a FINE ball point needle. Larger needles will have trouble penetrating the fabric, and therefore can cause damage.  Any type of standard sewing thread (silk, cotton, or cotton/poly) works great, including Aurora Silk's Ahimsa™ Peace Silk sewing thread.

Note: The fabric has the same appearance and soft hand on both sides. That is the marvelous result of the “Interlock” method of machine knitting.

Fabric Facts

  • Fibre content: 100% organic cotton, India raised and Skal (European) certified.
  • Source: India
  • Width: 36", aproximately. Stretches in the weft or cross-wise direction
  • Weight per linear yard: 7 oz
  • Commonly used for: Clothing, linens, baby products, including diapers and adult diapers.
  • Weft (width) shrinkage: Actually STRETCHES in this direction from approximately 38" wide to aprox. 45" after machine washing. 
  • Warp (length) shrinkage: With machine wash:  ~ 15%  (one yard shrinks to ~ 30” ) 
  • Recommended care: Hand wash, warm water and mild (hand dishwashing) soap or detergent. Squeeze is ok but don't wring. No bleach or "brighteners". Line dry or lay flat on a sweater-screen to dry.
  • Alternate care: Dry Clean