White - Peltier Organic Cotton Stretch Poplin – 1/2 yard

Pleased as punch to welcome this organic poplin into our reorderable collection. Woven with twice the yarn as other shirting-weight cottons, this GOTS-certified organic poplin is soft to the touch while retaining a beautiful, crip & floaty drape. It's one of my favourite fabrics for sewing statement sleeves, boxy shirtdresses and classic button-ups, with a bit of stretch for comfort thrown in. 

 This GOTS-certified organic cotton poplin shirting :

-is soft to the touch, floaty & crisp – think pressed collars & dramatic hem ruffles 

-has a bit of stretch, easing fitting issues & helping you construct the perfect classic button-up

-is super high-quality and tightly-woven, making it opaque enough for unlined shirtdresses

-is more resistant to wrinkling than other cottons 

Details

• Colour: White
• Tone: Neutral
• Fabric Content: 97% cotton, 3% spandex
• Stretch percentage: 20% widthwise stretch
• Opacity: Mostly opaque – some shadow will show when held up to direct light, as with all white fabrics 
• Drape: Crisp and floaty
• Weight: Lightweight, 130 gsm / 3.8 oz
• Width: 57”
• Source: Deadstock, by way of the NYC garment district
• Care:  Be sure to prewash, as cotton will shrink! Wash on cool, tumble dry on permanent press (or lower) and iron with a low-to-medium iron. Hang to dry to better protect the spandex content of your finished garment.

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🌱Sustainability: Our Peltier organic poplin is made with 97% GOTS-certified organic cotton.

Non-organic cotton production is responsible for 25% of the world’s insecticide use and more than 10% of pesticide use – pretty staggering for just one crop. Traditional cotton is also incredibly water-hungry – it takes 20,000 litres of water to produce just 2 pounds of cotton. Organic cotton uses (on average) 30% less water – reserving more natural resources for the inhabitants of the often water-challenged countries where cotton is harvested.

💞Named in celebration of Autumn Peltier, a brilliant and brave Anishinaabe-kwe water and environmental activist who advocates for clean water conditions in Indigenous communities across Canada and the globe. 

Pattern suggestions: 

• Paper Theory Olya Shirt
• Style Arc Juliet Shirt
• BurdaStyle Shirtdress 03/2016 #111
• Seamwork Hayden

 Need some inspiration? Check out our cotton moodboard.

(Sold by the 1/2 yard. Fabric will be cut in a continuous piece - order 1 for 1/2 yard, 2 for 1 yard, 3 for 1.5 yards, and so on.)