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Organza

Best for overlays, structured sleeves, bows, bridal, event decor

Fabric Size
$8.80
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40 GSM140 cm wide100% PolyesterSold by the metre
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Every design in PrintLab can be printed on Organza, or upload your own artwork. From 1m.

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Product Details
  • Width 140 cm
  • Weight 40 GSM
  • Composition 100% Polyester
  • Construction Plain weave, sheer, crisp
  • Stretch None
  • Best for Overlays, structured sleeves, bows, bridal, event decor
  • Origin Milled in China
Care Information

Organza frays readily when cut, so finish raw edges promptly with a French seam or narrow hem. Skip the tumble dryer to keep the crisp hand.

  • Wash Hand wash cold, or gentle machine cycle
  • Iron Low heat with a pressing cloth, avoid direct steam to prevent water spots
  • Dry Air dry only
  • Bleach No
Delivery & Shipping

Dispatched within 3 business days. In transit 10 to 18 days, tracked the whole way. Prices shown include tax where your destination requires it, and shipping and any duties are calculated at checkout and paid with your order, so there is no duty bill on delivery.

  • Dispatch Within 3 business days
  • Shipping 10-18 business days
  • Tracking Yes
  • Taxes Included in price
  • Duties Shown at checkout
  • Return Faulty items only

Description

Organza is 40 GSM, 100% polyester and 140cm wide, a fine plain weave of tightly twisted yarns. It is sheer and crisp: where chiffon falls, organza stands away from the body and springs back when you crush it. That body is what makes it work for full sleeves, bows and skirt overlays. Buy it plain by the metre in white, or printed to order as the base for any PrintLab design.

What to sew with organza

  • Skirt and dress overlays
  • Puff sleeves and structured collars
  • Bridal and formal layers
  • Bows, sashes and hair accessories
  • Gift bags, table runners and event styling

Organza or chiffon

Choose Chiffon (72 GSM) for a soft sheer that drapes and floats. Choose organza when the sheer layer needs to hold a shape. For opaque drape with no stiffness, see Crepe de Chine (65 GSM). Organza also comes in five solid colours.

Printed organza

Prints come out crisp on the smooth surface, but colour reads lighter because light passes through. Bold, high contrast designs work best, and anything you layer underneath shows through and changes the look. Pick any design from the PrintLab catalogue, or upload your own artwork.

Organza questions

Is organza see-through? Yes. It is a sheer fabric, so plan a lining or an underlayer for garments.

How do I sew organza? Use a fine sharp needle and fine pins, and finish seams with French seams so the raw edges do not show through.

How do I iron organza? Low heat, with a scrap of cotton between the iron and the organza. Polyester can shine or melt under a hot iron.

Does it fray? Yes, readily. Cut with sharp scissors and finish edges soon after cutting.

Can I feel it first? Yes. Order a 25 x 25cm swatch from this page, or the Base Fabrics Pack to compare every print base.

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From our studios

Printed on Organza

Original artwork, licensed from independent artists around the world and printed to order on Organza, from 1m. A few that suit it:

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How Organza is printed

Polyester bases are printed by sublimation, the method made for polyester. Heat takes the dye into the fibre for bright, lasting colour. How we print each base.

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Choosing a base

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Compare every base for your project, or feel them side by side with the Base Fabric Pack.

Why The Yard

Twenty years of trade behind every order.

01 · TRADE

Built by textile people.

Twenty years inside the trade: the same goods, the same mills, the same QC we have supplied to garment makers, brands and wholesalers across Europe and Asia.

02 · QC

Hand-checked, every order.

Looked at before it goes out, for flaws, for shade, for the small things a machine misses. The same standard, large order or small.

03 · WORLDWIDE

Shipped worldwide. Tracked.

Made for makers, wherever they make. Shipped worldwide and tracked from dispatch, typically arriving in 10 to 18 business days.

Printed on demand

Print your designs on many of our base fabrics.

Pick a designer print or upload your own artwork. Printed by the metre, shipped worldwide.

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