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Jersey fabric guide

Jersey Bodysuit Design with AI

For a jersey bodysuit, most mills quote single jersey at 140 to 200 g/m²: a classic pairing.

Of the 10 cloths this guide lists for this cut, it sits between cashmere jersey and linen jersey in weight.

Next to linen jersey, it is more fluid, warmer to wear and stretchier.

Bodysuit in single jersey, on a model in a studio
Rendered in the studio for this page

Jersey Bodysuit at a glance

Cloth to ask your mill for
Single jersey
Typical weight
140 to 200 g/m²
Drape
Soft
Stretch
Moderate
Breathability
Medium
Warmth
Neutral
Care
Machine wash cold, inside out
How common
A classic pairing
Typical cloth price
$5-15/yard

Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.

The bodysuit, in numbers

Typical length
60 to 70 cm, from the high point of the shoulder
Defining details
Snap gusset, high or scoop neck, long sleeves or none, full or thong back
Cloth needed
about 0.8 to 1.2 m of 150 cm cloth, roughly $4 to $20 of cloth at typical prices

Typical figures for an adult size M. The pattern tier is set from the real piece count when you order.

How jersey behaves on a bodysuit

On a bodysuit it skims the body without clinging, and gathers at a yoke or a cuff sit softly instead of standing up.

At this length a soft cloth moves gently at the hem and falls in loose folds.

It is neither warm nor cool, so it works across most of the year.

Wash it cold and inside out to keep the color.

It hardly creases, but a light jersey can twist after washing and bag at the knees and elbows.

About jersey

Jersey is knitted, not woven: rows of interlocking loops that stretch in every direction. It is knitted in cotton, viscose, wool, silk and blends, often with elastane.

Jersey is knitted on circular machines almost everywhere; the yarn and the gauge decide its quality more than the place.

It is rarely lined; a second layer of the same jersey is used where a lining would be.

Cutting, sewing and color

A ballpoint or stretch needle and a stretch stitch or an overlock; let the cloth relax for a day before cutting.

It takes dye evenly and prints well, though stretch can thin the color at knees and elbows.

Its surface is matte, so it photographs evenly under flat light.

A description to start from

A bodysuit in single jersey, 140 to 200 g/m², with a soft drape and a matte surface, for most of the year.

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