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Print Your Own Brushed Cotton Fabric

Brushed Cotton Fabric

from $44.50

Choose the perfect brushed cotton fabric for your upholstery, home furnishing or craft project and create...

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    Ships in 3 - 4 days

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    Delivery $15.95

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    Handmade



Quantity Discount

  • ≥ 3 m2: $65/sq m
  • ≥ 10 m2: $61/sq m 6.3% Discount
  • ≥ 20 m2: $60/sq m 7.8% Discount
  • ≥ 30 m2: $58/sq m 10.9% Discount
  • ≥ 40 m2: $55/sq m 15.5% Discount
  • ≥ 50 m2: $47/sq m 27.8% Discount
  • ≥ 1 m2: $89/sq m
  • ≥ 0.5 m2: $89/sq m

Brushed Cotton Material Features

  • Soft faces but firm & strong
  • Permanent dye sublimation print
  • Malleable, ideal for cushions, upholstery, bags etc
  • Brushed, textured surfaces
  • Printed to order, ready in 1-2 days
  • Fast delivery to New Zealand

Our brushed cotton fabrics are soft and versatile.

Made from cotton poly blend in different weaves, you can choose the right one for your DIY project. Brushed fabric gives the face a smooth texture, as the fibres are slightly raised. Warm, ever so slightly 'fluffy' surfaces make these fabrics ideal for a variety of creative DIY activities, such as upholstery, home furnishings and accessories, bags and other craft projects. Because only one side is brushed, the reverse of the face is slightly firmer, so these brushed poly fabric blends are malleable and will hold their shape well.
  • Permanent dye sublimation printing
  • Range of brushed fabrics with long & short raised fibres
  • Range includes different weaves and textures
  • Intricate details are crisp and clear
  • Choose from 4 edge finishes
  • Brushed on one side leaving firm reverse
  • Easy clean, machine washable
  • Malleable and holds shape well
  • Printed to order

Range of Brushed Fabrics

Choose the right brushed fabric for your craft and DIY projects.

  • Heavy Brushed Sweat Jersey

    Heavy Brushed Sweat Jersey

    • Max Print:
      1.53m
    • Weight:
      260gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.55m

    Knitted jersey with brushed back. Ideal for Clothing, dressmaking and home interiors.

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Archway Brushed Twill

    Archway Brushed Twill

    • Max Print:
      1.43m
    • Weight:
      290gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.45m

    Tight twill weave with soft brushed face. Diamond twill weave creates subtle texture. Use for cushions etc.

    Composition:

    100% polyester

Care instructions

Wash at 30°C, low tumble dry heat, hang to dry, do not wring, low heat iron.

  • Wash At 30 Degrees
  • Wash at 85 Fahrenheit
  • Tumble 1
  • Low Heat


What Can I Use Cotton Poly Brushed Fabric For?

The warm, soft face lends this fabric well to decorative home furnishings. Soft against the skin but durable enough to encounter wear and tear, enjoy making things such as throw cushions, upholstery, doorstops, seat pads, bolster cushions and even bags! Printed with your own designs, you can make each room in your home unique. Some of the stiffer brushed fabrics with shorter fibres can also be used for small craft projects as they are easy to manipulate. 

How to Care for Your Brushed Cotton Fabric

Our brushed fabrics are tough, durable and resilient, so you can put them in the washing machine at 30°, tumble dry on medium or hang dry. Iron on a low heat. Do not wring dry. Because of the raised fibres, they are prone to static build up, so wipe clean regularly to remove any dust.

Printing Designs on Brushed Fabric

We use a specialist digital process called dye sublimation, which binds the ink to the textile creating a long-lasting print. The colours and details of your design really pop, thanks to the white base tone and matte finish. Depending on the needs of your DIY or craft project, you can select from four different edge finishes: cut on the line; hemmed with white thread; hemmed with black thread or just as it comes. The creative freedom really is yours.

Important: For all hemming and shrinkage information, please make yourself familiar with our guidelines. This is essential for when measuring your brushed fabric.

Print Guideline

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    What's the best resolution to print in?

    We print at 200dpi, which is a good combination of quality and file weight. Ideally, your image should be scaled to 100% at 200dpi; this means that no resizing of your file occurs, preventing any interpolation. Our design interface will have a quality marker next to the design that you have uploaded, this will change colour using a traffic light system and display a message. The message will let you know if the resolution is too low or if you have a good quality image. 

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    How will my image scale?

    When you upload your design our system will automatically scale it to fit your chosen fabric dimensions. In the ‘Product Options’ tab, the displayed dimensions under ‘Print Size’ will show the dimensions of the piece of fabric that you are ordering. For image/design dimensions you need to see the ‘Images & Text Tools’ tab. You can see and edit the dimensions of the image under the quality information next to the thumbnail.

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    Which colour model should I choose? RGB or CMYK?

    We advise providing images in the RGB colour space. Specifically using the sRGB image profile, to achieve best colour results. What does this mean? In your editing software choose RGB as the working space, and assign the image profile as sRGB (full name sRGB IEC61966-2.1)

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    Maximum dimensions

    For most of our fabrics, there is no limit on the length of the fabric that you can order. We have a preview design window set up to 10m max to visualise the print, but that's not a print limit. If you'd like to order more, increase the quantity (x2 for 20m or x4 for 40m for example) and then you can order as much as you'd like, with a built-in automatic volume discount too. The maximum print width of each fabric can be found on the individual fabric pages or in our design interface.

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    Do I need to incorporate white space within my design if I want a border or some cutting space?

    Yes, that might help you! Always incorporate any extra space or boarders into your purchased fabric size. We trim squarely around fabric samples and fabric prints, leaving approximately 5mm white space. Cutting neatly on the line has an additional fee.

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    What is crocking and why might it occur?

    Crocking, which is fading along the creases, often after washing or heavy use, occurs when you digitally print on natural fabrics - more so when dark or dense colours are used. It can be minimised by using a cool hand wash instead of machine washing as the tumbling of the machine is the main cause of this. To avoid entirely, we would advise using a poly fabric.

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    Why do my colours appear lighter on organic fabrics?

    Our organic fabrics do not have any coatings that the non-organic fabrics have. This means the ink absorbs into the fibres, reducing the colour strength slightly (by approx. -40%). For super strong colours we recommend a non-organic natural fabric.

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    Do you print on fabric a customer supplies?

    Unfortunately not; we like to test meticulously so that we know what gets best results on our fabrics, and our facilities cater perfectly to them. We do however print sublimation paper to order, and if you have access to a heat press you can press your own fabrics easily.

  • Jpeg-Tiff Print Guideline Icon

    Should I save my file as a TIFF or JPEG?

    For multi-coloured or very detailed files we recommend using a tiff format, but they must be flattened. For simple colours and low detail files, a jpeg is fine.

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    What is the situation with material shrinkage?

    Just like many fabric printing processes, there is the potential for shrinkage. Depending on the fabric, please expect and allow between 2-8% shrinkage which you need to plan for in your dimensions. This percentage can vary from print run to print run and between fabrics, so we would advise ordering a little more material than you require for your project. 

  • Print-Both Sides Print Guideline Icon

    Can I print on both sides of the fabric?

    We do not offer to print on both sides of the fabric. A lot of our fabrics are semi-transparent or have some show through and this wouldn't work with double-sided printing. This is not a service that we offer on any of our fabrics.

  • Labels-Print Guideline Icon

    Can I order labels in another fabric? Would you cut them as you do with the normal fabric labels?

    At the moment no, our labels are all printed on the same satin fabric. We may introduce more in the future, but for now, this is the best choice. The labels are all cut the same way. You can order the fabric of your choice and make the labels yourself, but we do not cut different fabric into label format.

  • Eco friendly Printing

    How is your fabric printing eco-friendly?

    With environmental consciousness in mind, our fabrics are all printed using completely water-based inks. This means no chemicals or solvents are used. Our heat fixing procedure fixes the colours and prints, avoiding the downsides of steaming, such as excess or contaminated water returning into the waste system. We have one facility in London where we conduct all the printing, production and fulfilment. Rather than roll the fabrics, or send them in a tube, we fold them before they are sent out to you. This saves over 150 tubes a week, as well as a lot of space on the delivery van. (For delicate fabrics we ensure to package appropriately).

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    Why are there slight colour differences between my orders?

    We work at improving our colour profiles all the time. Though rare it may happen that from one print run to another, and there could be slight colour differences, this is normal and part of the process when we are constantly improving. It is extremely unlikely that there will be a huge difference (like orange instead of red for example). Please bear in mind such colour variations can be intensified from fabric to fabric due to the varying grains and textures of the fabric; natural fabrics tend to have more muted colours than their poly alternatives. This is due to the construction of the materials as well as the print methods that have to be altered slightly for more delicate, natural textiles.




Sizing For Hemming And Shrinkage

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We have a full Cut & Sew service here at Bags of Love, and are able to hem your fabric prints for a small additional charge. We create a small one- or two-fold hem that typically uses 5 to 20mm of material, depending on the thickness of the fabric. So, for example, if you want a finished piece of fabric that measures 100 x 100cm, you will need to order a size of 101.5cm x 101.5cm to allow for the hem (on top of that please also allow for shrinkage of min 2%). The thicker the fabric, the bigger the hem will be. You can choose to have your prints hemmed with either Black or White thread. On our silk and other light woven fabrics, one hemmed edge will be straight (vertically down the roll) and the other will be slightly rippled. The hemming material allowances are as follows and you need to make your print bigger to accommodate the hem:

  • Light Fabrics (20-100gsm): For silks and other light fabrics, we use 6-8mm in the hem (2 fold), so overall width/height will be minus 12-16mm
  • Medium Fabrics (101-200gsm): For medium-weight fabrics that fray, we use 15-20mm in the hem (2 fold) so overall width/height will be minus 35-40mm
  • Stiff/Heavy/No-fray fabrics: we use 15-20mm in the hem (1 fold) so overall width/height will be minus 35-40mm
All of these measurements are approximate and can vary. Including with shrinkage, it can mean a fairly significant difference to ordered dimensions, so please plan your print accordingly. Depending on how open the weave is, our fabric can shrink anywhere from 2% to 8% with the average being 2.5%.
 

How Would you Like the Edge?

We have four finishing options for your fabric order: 
  • As it comes. We cut around your image, leaving a simply scissor cut, perhaps uneven white fabric border. 
  • Hem with thread. We can hem your fabric with a choice of black or white thread. Please allow 1-2 days of additional production time. See below for information on how hemming affects the size of your print. We offer an overlock hem, as well as a folded hem (one or two fold depending on the fabric) however not all fabrics, are suited to both hem types. If you can see both options, it means both are suitable, and you will be able to choose whichever you prefer. 
  • Cut on the line. We will cut neatly on the edge of your design. This means that if you have a border around your design we will cut around that border, if your design takes the whole space of the fabric, then we will neatly cut around the edge of that image. Please be aware, when we cut along the line, we have to cut against the grain of the fabric. This is the standard procedure for fabric cutting. This means that with some fabrics, for example, Georgette and Mulmul, which have a slight wave in them, some fraying will occur. This is unavoidable, as the cut follows the grain of the textile. 
All of our fabrics are cut manually by hand, with the utmost care and attention. If your fabric has a slightly uneven look on the edges or a touch of fraying, this does not indicate a flaw in the textile. It is not always possible to achieve a perfect straight cut with certain fabrics, so please do bear this in mind when it comes to your design. If you have any queries or would like to know about our cutting methods in more detail, please get in touch and we will be more than happy to discuss them with you. 

For further information about our fabrics see our FAQs

Please note: As everything we provide is handmade to order, you may find a slight variance in the sizes. 

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