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What GSM means — and why price alone is a poor way to choose fabric
Grams per square metre is a simple number, but it is one of the clearest signals separating one fabric from another.
GSM stands for grams per square metre — the weight of one square metre of fabric. The number says nothing about pattern or colour. It says how much material is actually present in the same area.
Why the number matters
- It affects the hand: a heavier cloth generally feels fuller.
- It affects surface coverage and how edges look once sewn.
- It makes two quotes comparable: two similar prices for two very different weights are not, in fact, similar prices.
Heavier is not automatically better
More weight means more material, but it does not automatically mean a better fit for your product. A very heavy cloth may fight a design that needs give or drape, and may add cost the end customer never perceives. The right decision is matching weight to the product type and its price position — not chasing the highest number available.
Where Confort Tex fabrics sit
The weight range we work within is 250–650 gm/m², and the right weight for each order is set against the product and the approved sample. When we discuss an order, weight is one of the first items we put in writing, so the comparison is clear from the start.
