--- product_id: 298568496 title: "100% Cotton Natural Calico Unbleached Craft Fabric - Medium Weight - 160CM Extra Wide (1 Metre)" brand: "m & j" price: "VT6913" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/298568496-100-cotton-natural-calico-unbleached-craft-fabric-medium-weight-160cm store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # 160cm extra-wide width 150gsm medium-weight durability 100% natural unbleached cotton 100% Cotton Natural Calico Unbleached Craft Fabric - Medium Weight - 160CM Extra Wide (1 Metre) **Brand:** m & j **Price:** VT6913 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🧵 Elevate your craft game with the natural choice for makers who demand quality and style. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 100% Cotton Natural Calico Unbleached Craft Fabric - Medium Weight - 160CM Extra Wide (1 Metre) by m & j - **How much does it cost?** VT6913 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/298568496-100-cotton-natural-calico-unbleached-craft-fabric-medium-weight-160cm) ## Best For - m & j enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted m & j brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Precut Convenience:** Choose your exact length from 1 to 20 meters—no excess, no waste, just ready-to-go fabric for your next masterpiece. - • **Canvas for Creativity:** Unbleached natural cotton offers a pristine, eco-conscious base for your boldest DIY projects. - • **Medium Weight Mastery:** 150gsm fabric balances durability and drape, ideal for upholstery, bags, and mock-ups that last. - • **Effortless Customization:** Easy to cut, sew, dye, paint, or print on—this fabric is your blank canvas for trendsetting home décor and fashion. - • **Generous Width, Less Waste:** At 160cm wide, this fabric lets you cut larger patterns with fewer seams—perfect for professional-grade results. ## Overview This 100% natural, unbleached cotton calico fabric is a medium-weight, 160cm wide textile designed for versatile crafting and sewing projects. Offered in convenient precut lengths, it combines durability with ease of use, making it ideal for upholstery, pattern testing, and creative home décor. Machine washable and eco-friendly, it’s the essential fabric for professionals and hobbyists alike. ## Description Calico has been labelled one of the most versatile fabrics in the world. It is used for artists’ canvas, trials for fashion designers, curtains, soft furnishings and bags. The beauty of calico is it is completely natural and offers the perfect base to be dyed or printed on. Calico is cheap to buy because it is unfinished and in its raw state it is not dyed. Calico is a plain weave fabric, which means that the warp and weft (the up to down and left to right weave of the fibres) are of equal weight, and tightly woven at right angles to give a strong and hardwearing fabric. This simple weave means that calico can be made quickly, both on mechanised looms as it is now, and on the non-mechanised looms of earlier times. Calico is a cream or beige color and you will see it sprinkled with little black dots which are the cotton seed remnants. Calico is a natural, unbleached fabric and this qulity lends itself to a fabric dying process. Calico absorbs pigments of dyes and easily accepts both natural dyes and synthetic ones. The natural strength of calico lends itself to sturdy items like aprons, curtains and bags. Calico is the staple 100% cotton fabric for all quilting, embroidery and creative projects. Its natural properties make it ideal for dyeing. Calico curtains can give a room a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere due to the natural look and feel of the fabric itself. If calico is left unlined, it can be semi-sheer making it useful for rooms that need to let in some light. Otherwise, it can be lined and interlined for a more upscale look. It is best to use calico at 3 times fullness when making curtains Calico can be used for a wide variety of projects and make the perfect muted base to many upholstery projects. ## Features - ✅ VERSATILE & ESSENTIAL FABRIC: Our medium-weight calico is a must-have for sewists and makers. Perfect for creating toile/mock-ups, craft projects, lining, upholstery priming, pattern testing, home décor, and durable cotton bags. - ✅ PREMIUM QUALITY & DIMENSIONS: Woven from 100% natural cotton. This versatile fabric is 160cm (approx 63 inches) wide and weighs a substantial 150 gsm, offering excellent durability and drape for a wide range of projects. - ✅ CONVENIENT PRECUT LENGTHS: Save time and avoid waste. Choose from our handy pre-cut lengths: 1 metre, 2 metres, 3 metres, 5 metres, 10 metres and 20 metres. Ready for your project upon delivery. - ✅ NATURAL & EASY TO WORK WITH: Features an unbleached, creamy natural colour. It is easy to cut, sew, dye, paint, or print on, making it the ideal blank canvas for all your creative ideas. - ✅ IMPORTANT FABRIC CARE NOTE: This is a natural, unbleached, and unpreshrunk cotton calico. We recommend pre-washing your fabric before starting your project to allow for any natural shrinkage and to achieve your desired final dimensions. Machine washable. - Request a free sample at: info@mandjtraders.co.uk ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | B08YQKWC3L | | Best Sellers Rank | 805 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen) 1 in Fabric | | Brand Name | M & J | | Collection Name | Cotton Calico | | Colour | Natural Cream | | Country Of Origin | Pakistan | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,546) 4.6 out of 5 stars | | Fabric Type | 100% Cotton | | Global Trade Identification Number | 05060794441064 | | Item Dimensions L X W | 160L x 100W centimetres | | Item Display Dimensions | 21 centimetres | | Item Form | precuts | | Item Weight | 249 Grams | | Manufacturer | M&J TRADERS LIMITED | | Manufacturer Part Number | MWC63 | | Material Type | Calico | | Pattern | Solid | | Product Care Instructions | Machine Wash | | Special Features | Medium Weight | | Theme | Retro & Mod | | Unit Count | 1 meter | | Weave Type | Plain | ## Product Details - **Brand:** M & J - **Colour:** Natural Cream - **Fabric Type:** 100% Cotton - **Item form:** precuts - **Material:** Calico ## Images ![100% Cotton Natural Calico Unbleached Craft Fabric - Medium Weight - 160CM Extra Wide (1 Metre) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91BdPj7Nb0L.jpg) ![100% Cotton Natural Calico Unbleached Craft Fabric - Medium Weight - 160CM Extra Wide (1 Metre) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1i+SiM8dgL.jpg) ![100% Cotton Natural Calico Unbleached Craft Fabric - Medium Weight - 160CM Extra Wide (1 Metre) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91VEOZq5cML.jpg) ![100% Cotton Natural Calico Unbleached Craft Fabric - Medium Weight - 160CM Extra Wide (1 Metre) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1yWSNqzmOL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size Name** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Is it a good fabric for inserts in cloth diapers?** A: Never used it in a diaper, so cannot answer this. Can only say it is not a soft fabric! **Q: Would this fabric be strong enough for needle punch?** A: Hi, I would have thought so, I use my calico for many projects and found it to be very durable. **Q: is this fire retardant ?** A: no, its not **Q: is this any good for sofa upholstery and or seats and cushions? thanks** A: It's perfect for cushions but I think a heavier version would be better for upholstery especially if they were going to be used a lot like a sofa for instance. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb Quality *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 15 April 2025* This material is of excellent quality. The price is spot on, great value. I bought to make a wicker drawer lining. I read others' reviews before ordering this material and all were positive. One said they washed the material in case it shrank - I did this and it did not shrink. The quality is quite thick but pliable to be sewn with.Ideal for my sewing project. Perfect. I definitely will be ordering more calico from this company in the near future. I thoroughly recommend this product. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cotton calico *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 6 February 2026* 100% Cotton calico, as described ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect for embroidery *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 2 November 2024* I bought this for embroidery practice and it’s great for that. The fabric is a little stiff though but I’m only using for embroidery so it’s not an issue. I also used it for a practice round of sewing a dress and it worked great for that too! ## Frequently Bought Together - 100% Cotton Natural Calico Unbleached Craft Fabric - Medium Weight - 160CM Extra Wide (1 Metre) - 4Pcs 4 Sizes Round Bamboo Embroidery Hoop Circle Cross Stitch Hoop Ring for Craft Sewing,with Gold Eye Embroidery Needles,LAMXD Embroidery Hoop - AUERVO Embroidery Threads 50 Skeins Per Pack Embroidery Floss,Cross Stitch Threads，Friendship Bracelets Floss，Crafts Floss Rainbow Color with Free Embroidery Needles,Floss Bobbins --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/298568496-100-cotton-natural-calico-unbleached-craft-fabric-medium-weight-160cm](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/298568496-100-cotton-natural-calico-unbleached-craft-fabric-medium-weight-160cm) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-06-04*