The Sturdy Girl™ Collection

Our Signature Cotton Fabrics

The Sturdy Girl™ collection is one of our two bestselling heavy duty 100% cotton fabrics. They are the foundation of everything we produce at Adelene. They stand up to everyday life like they were made for it – because they were.

The design process for the Sturdy Girl™ collection starts and ends with simplicity, longevity, quality, and usability. The Sturdy Girl™fabrics are woven in a 4th generation 100% fair trade mill specializing in canvas in India, a country renowned for superior cotton weaves and magnificent dyeing techniques.

Sturdy Girl™ Collection

The original Adelene fabric (and still our founder’s favorite), was inspired by hefty antique French linen sheets that were both soft and… sturdy.

When you pick up the fabric, its exceptional lightness might surprise you, especially given its virtually unrivaled strength.

This balance was very deliberate – gentle on the hand, but with the heft and durability of 100-year-old sheets. Because what good is a fabric that doesn’t last 100 years?

Construction

Sturdy Girl™ Collection fabrics are 100% yarn dyed ring spun cotton, based on Army Duck. Which means they have the tightest of weaves. The tighter the weave, the sturdier the fabric, hence the names.

Sturdy Girl™ has superior long staple fibers which make for a finer, stronger construction. The more you use and care for these fabrics, the softer they become. But the best part is they’ll never lose their shape! No matter what you (or your pets!) put them through.

Color

Sturdy Girl™ is yarn dyed with high-quality fiber reactive dyes to ensure vibrant and consistent colors that won’t fade.

Which means the fabrics look just as good (if not better) wash after wash after wash.

The Sturdy Girl™ collection color palette was designed to be unexpected. Vibrant, but not too bright. To make hearts jump and whisper, “yes, that one.”

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