Shuliang Dyed Handwoven Cotton Fabric Thick
Item details
- Color pattern
- Brown
- Fabric
- Cotton
Visible slubs, small knots, stray thread ends, and occasional cotton seed fragments
Selvedge edges slightly irregular and wavy from hand-weaving
Structured, somewhat rigid drape with soft creases and gentle undulations
Type: Handwoven cotton cloth
Dimensions / Size: 14 to 17 inches (36 to 44 cm) wide
Thickness / depth: 0.02 inch (0.6 mm)
Materials: 100 percent cotton, hand-spun and hand-woven
Finish / color: Botanical Shuliang dye, earthy reddish-brown to dark chocolate
Use it for table runners, table coverings, handmade craft and DIY projects, bag construction, or interior decorative textile applications. The firm, dense body is not suited to embroidery work. Its substantial heft and tight winding give it a structured fall rather than a fluid drape.
Table runners and table coverings
Handmade craft and DIY projects
Bag construction
Interior decorative textile applications
Wash gently, as some color release will occur, with deeper shades shedding more pigment.
Expect the botanical color to gradually soften and lighten over time.
Store rolled or folded away from direct light to slow fading.
This is a handwoven textile. Small variations in tone, weave, and surface are natural and part of its character.
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A closer look
This is a handwoven cotton cloth dyed with Shuliang (Dioscorea cirrhosa), a botanical dye that produces a deep, earthy reddish-brown to dark chocolate hue. The fabric is woven from hand-spun yarn on traditional looms, giving it a distinctly rustic, vintage character with a coarse, plain-weave texture. The surface is matte and slightly stiff, with visible slubs, small knots, stray thread ends, and occasional cotton seed fragments embedded in the weave, all of which are natural characteristics of hand-loomed cloth rather than defects. The color is not perfectly uniform; the botanical dye creates mottled, variegated shading with subtle streaks and cloudy patches where the pigment settled differently during the repeated dyeing and sun-drying cycles, producing an organic, weathered patina.
The cloth has a width of 36 to 44 centimeters and a thickness of 0.6 millimeters, making it notably thick and firm to the touch. Its stiffness and density mean it is not suitable for embroidery work. The selvedge edges are slightly irregular and wavy, reflecting the hand-woven process, and the fabric holds soft creases and gentle undulations where it has been rolled and unrolled. When draped, it falls with a structured, somewhat rigid body rather than a fluid drape, and the layered spiral cross-sections of the rolled bolts reveal the fabric's substantial heft and tight winding. The rolls are secured with simple natural-fiber twine tied around their middles, and small paper tags are attached to some bundles.
The material is 100 percent cotton, hand-spun and hand-woven, then dyed through multiple immersions in Shuliang plant dye followed by air drying. Because the dye is botanical, the color will gradually soften and lighten over time, and some color release will occur during washing, with deeper shades shedding more pigment. Different dye batches may vary slightly in tone, and the dye's color-fixing properties differ depending on the specific plant material used. The cloth is intended for uses such as table runners and table coverings, handmade craft and DIY projects, bag construction, and interior decorative textile applications.
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