I thought it was osnaburg (osnaberg?)
Sylrog
On Aug 1, 2005, at 10:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to buy flour sack
fabric by the yard. I was introduced to the towels by my mother-in-law
and would love to use this fabric for other
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to buy flour sack fabric by
the yard. I was introduced to the towels by my mother-in-law and would love to
use this fabric for other items but I'm having a hard time finding it. Does it
go by another name? Any
The osnaberg is stiff because of the sizing in the material. It loosens and
soften up after you wash it.
I do not think that osnaberg is equivalent to flour sack material but this
is isn't based on anything solid.
De
-Original Message-
Sylvia,
I was looking at Osnaberg at the store and
The osnaberg we sell at Joanns isn't stiff at all. Did the bolt say
osnaberg?
On Aug 1, 2005, at 12:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sylvia,
I was looking at Osnaberg at the store and it seemed too stiff; I'll
have to look again and take a towel along with me for comparison.
Thanks,
Wendi
Dawn:
Thanks for the tip; I'll have to keep an eye out on ebay.
Dawn wrote:
Never seen it by the yard, however feedsack fabric abounds on ebay, and
there are a few places online selling reproduction dishtowels. I know
you can get repro quilt fabric with the vintage prints, but I'm not sure
Elizabeth Young wrote:
I am making a late 15th century Italian dress,
Unless I use a shaped center back seam,
the bodice gaps at the center back neckline and sometimes at the center
back waist. I have very pronounced shoulder blades and a sway back.
If I want to have a center back seam, then
I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to buy flour sack fabric
by the yard. I was introduced to the towels by my mother-in-law and would
love to use this fabric for other items but I'm having a hard time finding
it. Does it go by another name? Any help would be greatly
I think it's also called feed sack fabric and is sometimes available at
quilting stores, including on-line ones. This is what I gather from
some groups I'm on, I've never bought any myself.
Hope this helps.
Fran
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At 9:38 AM -0700 7/29/05, Alex Doyle wrote:
The context is that the dolls' cloth or leather bodies were filled with
bran or sawdust. While I can get the sawdust, right at the moment I
don't have the quanity I need for the several dolls I'm putting
together in the next two weeks.
My experience
Ok, I have to ask. Could you have a spot where people put up their
worst creations? I ask because I got suckered into making a dress for
a friend. (What do you want for your birthday? I asked. Would you
sew me a new dress for SCA? she said with big doe eyes. I have the
velvet fabric for the
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