We can buy cotton broadcloth - in NA check for it in the fabric dept. at WalMart for instance. If all you can find is poly-cotton blend, this is still ok. The polyesters have improved greatly, mimicking natural fibres quite well, although still just a substitute for the real thing ;) However if the Walmart or whatever has a quilting section, usually the fabrics sold in that range are 100% cotton; look for the solids and find a quiet dark colour if you work mostly in white or light thread. This will date me - did anyone else have to make a simple blouse of cotton broadcloth in home ec. If I had known how to make lace to trim it, how much more stylish it would have been :p
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Brenda Paternoster < [email protected]> wrote: > My understanding of 'broadcloth' is a wide width woven fabric, originally > wool. Not sure what the American definition is. The width of the fabric on > the roll doesn't really matter so long as the piece you use is big enough > for the purpose. > > It has been suggested that I >> use a heavy broadcloth and not velveteen for the pillow and roller. Is >> broadcloth the best to use? What does everyone have on their pillows? >> >> -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
