House of Card & Paper A4 White Card 180gsm x 50 Sheets Per Pack A4 (297 x210mm) HCP370

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On the other hand, flyers promoting a sale or event are usually disposable, hence why they’re made from the lightest, flimsiest low-GSM paper. Card with a weight higher than 300gsm is classed as a heavyweight card and is usually used for business cards and card inserts. For example, our range of pearlised card, often used for this purpose, is 300gsm. This paper’s weight range is commonly used within offices as paper to print on and is the most frequently sold paper for printers at home too.

But if you want a light linen shirt to wear in the summer, a lower GSM will tell you that the fabric has a lighter, more airy weave, which is preferable in that circumstance. 120 GSM Fabric Thin, lightweight travel or gym towels typically have a GSM of just 300 to 400 GSM. TO give you an idea of how this feels, many fuzzy kitchen towels often have this meager GSM!Fabric with a GSM of 160 falls just over the edge from a lightweight into medium-weight material. You can find lots of woven polyester at this weight, especially decorative types used for skirts and dresses. T-shirts with a fine, flexible cotton knit may use knits made with a 160 GSM. 0;curtop-=scr.scrollTop

As a point of reference, even a 130 GSM t-shirt is considered lightweight, with 180 GSM as the standard for most cotton knit t-shirt materials. params=invar;if(location.protocol==="https:"){scriptname=scriptname.replace("http:","https:");} else {scriptname=scriptname.replace("https:","http:");} function findPos(e){var t=curtop=curwidth=curheight=0;if(curwidth=e.offsetWidth,curheight=e.offsetHeight,e.offsetParent)for(;e.offsetParent;)t+=e.offsetLeft,curtop+=e.offsetTop,e=e.offsetParent;The most commonly used weight for t-shirt material is 180 GSM. That said, a lower GSM does not necessarily mean poor quality. It just means a softer and less durable jersey knit material. The 180 GSM cotton knit you find in many t-shirts does last a very long time because of its higher weight and density, though!