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How to Read Fabric Weight (and Why It Matters for Your Projects)

There was a time you could wander into your favorite fabric store, pull down a bolt, and tell everything you needed to know just by rubbing the cloth between your fingers. You could feel if it would drape like a dream or hold its shape through a dozen washings. But as more and more brick-and-mortar fabric stores close, most of us are now buying fabric online. And while that’s convenient, it means we’re often left guessing about one key thing we can’t feel through a screen: fabric weight.

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