This is new pre-consumer recycled cotton knit fabric (NOT old socks!). Millions of t-shirts produced each year leave tons of “table waste” – fabric left over after t-shirts are cut out. As the waste is turned back into yarn, it’s necessary to add back about 25% of another fiber. Since the yarn is not re-dyed, the fabric has a heathered effect from the many different colored t-shirts used to make it. Recycled cotton takes a bite out of the 5 billion pounds of textile waste generated each year, uses a fraction of the chemicals, energy and water, and costs less than conventional cotton fabric. It also costs less than virgin organic cotton.

This is a knit with small ribs and a slighly dry hand.

UOM: One yard - last piece

Width / Size: 32" Tubular / 64" when cut open - This is a tubular knit which means that you cut it open to get the full width.

Color: Melange - a combination of many fibers - pink, blue, green, grey, purple - goes with lots of different things.

Weight: 15.5 oz. per linear yard; 8.5 oz. per square yard

Stretch: Very stretchy along the width. None along length. No spandex.

Matte or Shiny: Matte

Sheerness: No.

Content: 60% Recycled Conventional Cotton, 40% Acrylic

Origin: Made in USA

Suggested Washing: Machine wash warm, tumble dry low. Pre-shrink before sewing to be on the safe side.