My problem with fabrics-store is that thier white light weight linen
(IL-19 and IL-20 i think are they names) does not come in what they
called "soften" so it is fairly rough-i.e. not something i would want to
use in a chemises. I have used it so, and it is ok, but NOT as nice as
some of the good linen I have bought for 7 dollars other places.
I have tried washing and drying it again and again, and alos tried
washing it with dish soap (someone said that might help at some point).
Joan Jurancich wrote:
At 03:28 PM 8/2/2005, you wrote:
Thanks for the responses! The real thing? Someday - when I am better
at this and feel that I won't be wasting money on a mistake. :- )
Hopefully the heat won't be too much of a factor - up here in the
Northwest an 85 degree day is in the high range even in August.
I have noticed that Joanne's sometimes appears to mix things up, but
the local one is pretty limited that way...a huge selection of craft
supplies, quilting, and home decor fabrics (that part isn't so bad
actually). The actual garment fabric section takes up less than 1/4
of the fabric department and is heavily into fleeces and specialty
(bridal/prom, baby, holiday) fabrics. Completely natural fabrics are
hard to come by. :- (
In that same vein...I have seen several eBay sellers that have linen.
Anyone want to share any experiences with buying fabrics from eBay?
Annette M - Today's lesson is about fabric.
For linen, I go to www.fabrics-store.com. I have had good service and
decent products at a good price. You can get free samples of up to 5
fabrics at a time. Can't hurt to give it a try.
I've had good luck with cotton-linen blends (and it's amazing what a
little color-remover and dye will do if the original color is just
wrong); most of the ones I have used are 50-50. I won't use any of
the linen-rayon blends for next-to-the-skin clothing, but they should
be fine for outer garments.
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