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title: Fabric Weight and Printing Methods
description: Specifications on fabric GSM and printing methods including digital print and screen printing are questions that sewers and quilters often ask from us.
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## Fabric Weight & Printing Methods
### Understanding the Weight of Fabric
At Kennard & Kennard, just one of the main reasons fabric stores and manufacturers use our fabrics is first and foremost the quality of the fabric itself. Our fabrics are consistently produced at premium quality, as we manage our supply chain very professionally. The majority of Kennard & Kennard fabrics are an even weight high quality Quilting Cotton. We do also carry linen cotton blends. As shown in the images below of our fabrics, tight weave and superior yarn structure is of utmost importance to us, ensuring that we provide quilters and sewers with a premium quality product every time.
Remember\*\*\*
1. GSM (also known as gm/2) = grams per square meter and is the metric measurement of the weight of a fabric.
2. 20S x 20S - refers to Yarn Count - 20 defines the thickness of the yarn. It indicates the coarseness or fineness of a yarn. The thicker the **yarn**, the smaller the **S** value of the **yarn**, for example, the 20S **yarn** is thinner than the 11S **yarn**.
3. 60 x 60 - means there are 60 threads going horizontally and 60 threads going vertically to form a solid weave.
## Cotton Craft Fabric
### Standard Patchwork and Craft 100% Cotton
100% Cotton
20S x 20S \*
60 x 60\*
44 inch Wide (110cm)
**GSM:** 140g/sqm Quilting Weight\*
Used for: Patchwork Quilts, Food Wax Wraps, Cushions, Clothing such as children's dresses and shirts and many more!
\*See Notes at top of page
High Quality Weave of our 100% cotton quilting and craft fabric
Edge of fabric layers on bolt, showing weave structure
Close up photo of our 100% cotton craft fabrics
Smooth finish and drape of our beautiful quality cottons
Macro Lens Photo closeup of our superior weave quality
## Linen Cotton Blends
### Natural Style Linen Cotton Blends
Milvale Linen Cottons:
55% Linen + 45% Cotton
11S x 11S\*
55 inch Wide (140cm)
**GSM:** 195g/sqm\*
Used for: Upholstery, Embroidery, Clothing, Quilts, Cushions and much more.
\*See Notes at top of page
Beautiful Natural look and feel of our Linen Cotton Blends
Premium Quality Weave structure, Linen/Cotton Yarn Blend
11S Yarn Thickness, High Quality Structure
Premium Quality Linen Cotton Blends
Coloured Linen Cottons, featuring beautiful colour and weave structure
Light thru Linen Cotton weave structure shows natural slubs in the yarn
Colour Linen Cotton Blend (Macro Photography, closeup of yarn structure)
Beautiful depth of colour throughout the the yarn
## Organic cotton
100% GOTS Certified Organic Cotton
20S x 20S\*
60 x 60\*
44 inch Wide (110cm)
**GSM:** 140g/sqm Quilting Weight\*
Please Note: Organic Cottons are not a standard product at Kennard & Kennard Fabrics. Please contact us on 1800 641 901 to discuss any interest in ordering 10 - 15m rolls of this product.
\*See Notes at top of page
High Quality Weave of Organic Cotton Fabrics
Quilting Weight Organic Cotton
Premium Quality Finish Weave Structure in 100% GOTS Certified Organic Cotton
## 100% Cotton Backings
100% Cotton Quilting Fabric for Quilt Backings
20S x 20S\*
60 x 60\*
108 inch Wide (280cm)
**GSM:** 140g/sqm Quilting Weight\*
Extra Wide and used on the back of quilts for durable quilt backing fabrics which will last for years to come.
\*See Notes at top of page
High Quality Weave of 100% Cotton Fabrics used for Quilt Backings (Quilting Stitches to show effect)
Premium quality yarn structure of 100% quilting weight cotton
Premium quality yarn structure of 100% quilting weight cotton
Even weave structure of quilt backings
## Digital Print Cotton
### Smaller Print Run Quantities
Digital fabric printing on 100% cotton quilting fabric is a process involving rolls of fabrics being printed by a large format ink-jet printing machine.
Just like your office computer printer, this fabric printer contains a printing head made up of many fine nozzles, which squirt very tiny droplets of coloured inks onto the pre-treated cotton fabric.
High Quality colour detail on digitally printed on 100% Cotton fabric
High Precision Colour detail with beautiful clarity
Clean print detail using digital printing technology
Tiny ink colour droplets are squirted onto pre-finished treated fabric by printer heads containing many fine nozzles
Light shining through premium quality digitally printed fabric.
## Screen Print Cotton
### Larger Print Run Quantities
Screen printing on quilting cotton for Kennard & Kennard is a printing technique where the printing company creates separate screens for the individual colours in a fabric design. These screens are placed on top of the fabric before each ink colour is applied separately. The individual colours are often seen on the selvedge in a series of different coloured circles.
Individual colours printed through each screen are shown on the selvedge colour code.
High Quality colour detail on Screen Printed on 100% Cotton fabric
Actual design size is very small, but macro lens photography shows how the colour is applied by a screen in layers.
Gold metallic Print can only be applied screen printing
Vibrant ink colour achieved by screen printing
One of the screens made for the top layer of this print was used for the gold metallic
Premium quality screen printing on superier cotton cloth base
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