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Cotton Yarn-Dyed Check 120 GSM, 145-147 cm

A yarn-dyed cotton check in 100% combed cotton, 120 GSM on a 145–147 cm width. “Yarn-dyed” means the yarn is dyed before it is woven, so the check is built into the yarn itself — the colour runs through the cloth, not just on the surface. It is a light shirting-weight woven: a blouse cloth, a dress cloth, a childrenswear cloth, with a small heart motif scattered over the check.

Composition

100% cottoncombed, breathable

Weight

120 GSM3.5 oz/yd² — a light shirting

Width

145-147 cm57-58 inch — a shirting width

Structure

Yarn-dyed checkcolour is in the yarn

MOQ

300 kgper shade, dyed to match available

Colour

No.001–No.096 or dyed to matchcream-and-sage shown

Full specification

Customization	Available — the check scale, the ground shade and the motif colour are confirmed at quotation. The ground is yarn-dyed; a small motif can be printed or yarn-dyed to match.
Weaving	A plain-weave yarn-dyed check. Two coloured yarns — a cream ground and a sage — cross on the loom so the check is in the yarn, and at every crossover you get the third tone where they overlap. It is a woven cloth, so it does not stretch and it presses like a shirting.
Composition	100% combed cotton. No polyester, no spandex — which is exactly why it breathes and feels natural, and why it needs the cotton care (a little shrink, a little crease).
Yarn	Combed cotton, yarn-dyed before weaving; counts are set at order.
Yarn count	Other
Weight	120 GSM / 3.5 oz/yd². A light shirting — a blouse or a dress, a childrenswear top, not a structured jacket.
Width	145–147 cm / 57-58 inch. A shirting width, narrower than a jersey — see the note on what that costs.
Colour	Stock shades quoted by number (No.001–No.096), or dyed to match a swatch you supply. Because the check is yarn-dyed, the ground and the check are two yarns — “match the shade” means matching both together, so send the cloth, not a chip.
Hand	Soft and breathable, the natural cotton hand; the yarn-dyed check reads matte and dry rather than shiny.
Creasing	Cotton creases — it is a natural fibre. A light shirting like this presses out easily and a touch of residual crease is part of the look; for a crisp finish, a light spray-starch at make-up or a poly blend is the alternative.
Shrinkage	4–6% length and 3–4% width on the first wash (cotton), controlled by pre-shrink / sanforising at finishing where the programme needs it.
Pilling	Minimal — cotton pills far less than a rayon and barely at all in a woven.
Fastness	Excellent, because the colour is in the yarn: a yarn-dyed check holds its shade through washing far better than a piece-dyed print would. Light fastness standard.
Wet strength	Cotton is weaker wet than dry, as all cotton is — handle it wet gently and it is fine; the point is only that a soaked cloth tears more easily than a dry one.
Making up	A sharp universal needle; a straight stitch holds because there is no stretch. Press each seam as you go — cotton rewards it.
Cutting	Lay single-ply and match the check across the front and at the pockets; a yarn-dyed check is forgiving of small shifts but a centred placket wants the check aligned. The 145-147 cm width is enough for most shirting lays.
Pressing	Cotton takes heat and steam gladly — press on the right side for a crisp face, or through a cloth to keep it matte. A hot iron is fine here, unlike on a synthetic.
Abrasion	Good for a shirting; the woven cotton surface wears well and the yarn-dyed colour does not rub off.
Origin	Shaoxing City, Zhejiang, China
MOQ	300 kg per shade.
Price	US$ 13.00 / kg (300–999 kg) · US$ 11.67 / kg (1,000 kg+)
Yield	≈ 5.7 running metres per kg at 120 GSM × 146 cm (≈ US$ 2.28 per running metre, ≈ US$ 1.56 per m²). At the 1,000 kg+ price that is ≈ US$ 2.04 per running metre, ≈ US$ 1.40 per m².
Lead time	Stock shades ship from the lot on hand; dyeing to match adds 7–10 days for the yarn dye lot and your approval, plus bulk weaving.
Packing	Roll-packed, about 20 kg per roll, poly bag inside a woven sack.
Sample	Hanger swatch and shade card free; a yarn-dyed lot against your own cloth charged at cost and credited against the bulk order.
Documents	Invoice, packing list, B/L, certificate of origin; test reports on request.
Care	Machine wash warm (40°C), mild detergent, line dry or tumble low; press with heat and steam. Cotton — no special care, just expect a little first-wash shrink if not pre-shrunk.

Yarn-dyed means the colour is in the yarn

The thing that makes a yarn-dyed check different from a printed one is the order of operations: here the yarn is dyed first, then woven, so the colour runs through the cloth instead of sitting on top. That is why a yarn-dyed check holds its shade through washing where a printed check dulls, and why the crossing points read as a true third tone rather than a printed overlap.

The cost is lead time and minimums — you are dyeing yarn, not cloth, so a made-to-match means a yarn dye lot rather than a quick piece dye. For a running shirting programme it is the right call; for a one-off sample it is slower than a print. We will tell you which is which at the enquiry.

100% cotton, the breathable choice

One hundred percent combed cotton means the hand and the breathability are real — this is not a synthetic-feeling cloth. It is soft, it washes clean, and it is the natural choice for a blouse, a childrenswear top or a dress that sits against the skin.

The honest limits are the cotton ones: it creases (press it, or embrace it), and it shrinks a little on first wash unless pre-shrunk. We sanforise where the fit is precise; for a relaxed casual top it is a non-event.

145-147 cm is a shirting width

A 145–147 cm cloth is the standard shirting width, narrower than the 170 cm a jersey gives you. On a blouse or a childrenswear top that barely uses the width, it is a non-event. On a full dress that wants the width, it is a real few percent, so cost the marker before you commit a programme.

The planning note is the same as for any narrower cloth: spec this for the shirting pieces it is built for, and let a wider jersey do the wide, fluid work. We will flag the marker impact at the enquiry rather than let it surprise you.

Three things that go wrong on a yarn-dyed check. Matching: the ground and the check are two yarns, so send the cloth, not a chip. Shrink: a little first-wash shrink on the cotton — pre-shrunk where the fit is precise. Width: 145-147 cm, so cost the marker before a wide programme.

The cotton cloths sit next to the Yarn-Dyed Cotton Piqué 150 GSM for a knit check, and the Cotton Silver-Thread Jersey 200 GSM for a solid cotton top. The rest of the range is on the fabrics page.