Striped Fabric

Striped fabric at TradeUNO — stripes across linen at 60 inches, tweed at 58 inches, cotton, rayon and silk grounds, sold by the metre and in bulk.

Worth knowing which kind of stripe you are buying. A yarn-dyed stripe is woven in, so it appears on both faces and never fades off the surface. A printed stripe sits on one face only and is cheaper. Both have their place, but only the first survives heavy laundering.

Stripes demand matching at the seams, which costs yardage — budget roughly 10–15% extra over a solid for the same garment, more on a wide repeat.

Related collections

• Yarn dyed — woven-in stripes
• Checks — the same logic in two directions
• Shirting — where stripes are most used
• Mashru silk — traditional satin stripes