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Due to its high-quality technical characteristics, Colimaçon material has a wide range of uses. To give yourself some ideas, watch this animated video and consult our social network.
We’ve put up a blog – “How to upcycle your Baby Wrap” – full of patterns you can make from our cloth. It focuses on Wraps, but the patterns are just as useful for material sold by lengths.
Over time, exposure to heat will deteriorate the fibres. To keep your fabric strong, we suggest machine-washing in water no hotter than 40℃. Machine dry and iron only occasionally.
In one handy space HERE you’ll find all the advice you need on the maintenance of our Baby Wraps. You’ll also find all the tips you need for taking good care of lengths of cloth.
Probably nothing, provided you don’t do it regularly. Our fabrics are dyed at 80℃ by our dyer. They are fine with occasional heat. We have carried out a “Fabric Crash Test” where we boiled a fabric scrap for two hours. It came out in perfect condition. On the other hand, keep in mind that fabric exposed to high temperatures will shrink.
Some colours don’t bleed, others bleed a bit. To avoid disappointment, we suggest that you wash each colour on its own, twice.
Yes and no… but mostly no! Vinegar helps to get rid of excess dye (dye that did not fix to the fabric)… if it’s applied hot. If you want to use vinegar, we suggest washing your fabric for the first time in 90℃ water with a cup of
white vinegar added to the drum of the washing machine. BUT it’s not necessary with our fabrics. Two machine washes in 30℃ – 40℃ water works just as well. ( 86°F – 104°F)
Yes, they shrink 8 % in length in the first wash.
It depends entirely on what you are doing.
If you want to make a sling or a wrap, you don’t need to wash the fabric beforehand (we don’t wash our fabric before sewing our Colimaçon wraps and our Colima-slings). Just don’t forget to allow 8-10 % of extra length to make up for shrinkage during the first wash (for example: if you want to make a Wrap 4.50 metres long, cut your cloth to a length of 5 metres).
If you want to make anything else, and especially if you want to mix colours, we suggest that you wash each colour twice, separately, before sewing. This is for two reasons: the fabric will shrink by 8% the first time you wash it, and the colours may bleed onto each other if they aren’t washed beforehand.
Some of our designers, who have found themselves in this situation, have used colour catching sheets (they used the French brand Décolor’stop) in the first and second washes. Their projects came out in perfect shape. They put several sheets in the drum of the washing machine to make sure that it worked.
No, you can easily work with our fabrics with your usual sewing machine, provided it is of decent quality.
All cotton has two main enemies: salt and UV radiation.
Due to the magnifying effect of humidity (which aggravates the fading cause by UV light), the colours of your cloth will inevitably fade. Beware of the salt + water + UV cocktail, and the daily exposure of items such as curtains to sunlight.
If you have a question, get in touch
Top quality – I’ve got a Baby Wrap and the fabric is fantastic – it’s strong, good value for money, an all-round super product.
We recently bought a Bearded Man Sling and it’s a great product: easy to use, reliable, comfortable – it’s got everything.
Thanks!
The phone contact with you was nice: we were given really useful advice by an enthusiastic counsellor who knew everything there is to know about the material and equipment.
High-quality organic material made in France and reasonably priced – something that’s getting hard to find!!!
I made a hammock nine years ago with material from Colimaçon. It’s still going strong and there are no complaints you can have about the quality!
It’s local; 100% organic; easy to work with; strong; and the people are great as well (enthusiastic and inspiring).
I’ve been using the Sling and the long Wrap for over six months now, and I’m fully satisfied! My order was sent quickly, the products are made in France, and the material is top quality.
You’re an amazing firm! Your solutions are adapted to our needs, even if you’re on the other side of the world! New Yorkers can have this stuff too! Thanks again!
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