A classic warm white check on a black background.

This is a soft, mid-weight cotton which would make a beautiful shirt. If you were making a dress you’d want to pick a pattern with some fullness, or you could line it. Also perfect for tops, pyjamas, and lightweight breezy curtains.

• 117cm wide.
• 100% cotton.
• Pattern repeat – 1.8cm.
• For the first couple of washes, place the fabric in the washing machine drum at 30 or 40 degrees with a handful of table salt. This will help fix the dye to prevent it running.
• As our Indian cloths are handmade, sometimes susceptible to irregularities in the weave or print, this is all part of their charm and are not classed as flaws.
• If you would like to order a sample of this cloth, please click on the ‘buy’ tab and then ‘add sample to cart’.
• Fabric can be ordered in 10cm increments. The minimum order is half a metre. For example, if you want 2.8m’s this is what you type in the box.

Bessie check is suitable for the following patterns in our Workbook: Bantam and Heron.