Jersey fabric guide
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Mills make jersey gowns regularly, usually in matte jersey at 180 to 240 g/m².
Of the 10 cloths this guide lists for this cut, it sits between silk and viscose velvet and midweight linen in weight.
Next to midweight linen, it is lighter, more fluid, warmer to wear and stretchier.
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Jersey Gown at a glance
- Cloth to ask your mill for
- Matte jersey
- Typical weight
- 180 to 240 g/m²
- Drape
- Soft
- Stretch
- Moderate
- Breathability
- Medium
- Warmth
- Neutral
- Care
- Machine wash cold, inside out
- How common
- Common
- Typical cloth price
- $5-15/yard
Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.
The gown, in numbers
- Typical length
- 145 to 160 cm, from the high point of the shoulder
- Defining details
- Boned bodice, full-length skirt, train, lining and interlining
- Cloth needed
- about 4.0 to 7.0 m of 150 cm cloth, roughly $22 to $110 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 gown
Cut into gowns, it skims rather than clings, and gathers, pleats and wrap fronts settle without stiffness.
Cut long, a soft cloth falls in deep folds and moves slowly.
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 gown in matte jersey, 180 to 240 g/m², with a soft drape and a matte surface, for most of the year.
If jersey is not quite right
- Lighter: Velvet, in silk and viscose velvet
- Heavier: Linen, in midweight linen
- More structure: Organza, in organza
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