Connecting threads fabrics
11-01-2010, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by jad1044
I don't mean to knock one place of business or another with this statement, but has anyone ever boughten fabric to find it is so thin after washing - even though you bought it in a fabric shop? there is so much sizing in it - and once washed it was limp and you could see shadow outlines of people through it.......... I've had this happen from JoAnns' as well as some of the most expensive pieces of fabric from well-known manufacturers... so I will not put one down over the other.. I have bought buckoos of fabric, and just love making quilts and throws with them; and I'll bet with my next comment I'll get a lot of boo's but I even use polyesters for quilt tops. When you want a quilt to be able to withstand many washings as for babies, or in nursing homes where much washing is needed, these stand up to a lot of hard wear... yes, they are not the good cotton, but very substantial in use.
11-01-2010, 12:30 PM
#84
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
I don't think anyone here is claiming CT is "USA made"; they are saying it's "American made" which means in North America. But the dyes and fabric treatments they are using are not the same - as in occasionally toxic - as we often see in goods manufactured entirely overseas. The fabric has a heftier weight - which puts me in mind of good "goods" from 25 years ago - and is printed in such a way that BOTH sides of the yardage can often be used, one as a solid.
This is not the same stuff as we're usually getting from Moda/Timeless Treasures/Hoffman/RJR/etc., etc., but it's great fabric at wonderful prices!!
Jan in VA
This is not the same stuff as we're usually getting from Moda/Timeless Treasures/Hoffman/RJR/etc., etc., but it's great fabric at wonderful prices!!
Jan in VA
I also suspect they are using the fiber-reactive same dyes and probably the same finishes that are used in other fabrics. Where does it say on their website they do something different?
11-01-2010, 12:33 PM
#85
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I LOVE CT fabrics AND threads1
Just ordered $50+ fabrics last week to get free shipping and it should arrive any day.
I always check out the clearance fabrics first. Last week they had a great selection of $2.48 and $2.96 yd fabrics. Can't beat that. I love that they've now added the Mirage colors with great prices.
All the fabrics that I've received from CT has been great quality, better than Joanns, feels great similar to Northcott, which is so much more expensive.
The only 'complaint' that I have is that sometimes the colors aren't what I see on my computer screen. I don't think that they use an actual photo of the fabric, not sure how to explain it. But even tho the fabric color is different than I expected, it just finds itself comfortably in my stash.
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
Just ordered $50+ fabrics last week to get free shipping and it should arrive any day.
I always check out the clearance fabrics first. Last week they had a great selection of $2.48 and $2.96 yd fabrics. Can't beat that. I love that they've now added the Mirage colors with great prices.
All the fabrics that I've received from CT has been great quality, better than Joanns, feels great similar to Northcott, which is so much more expensive.
The only 'complaint' that I have is that sometimes the colors aren't what I see on my computer screen. I don't think that they use an actual photo of the fabric, not sure how to explain it. But even tho the fabric color is different than I expected, it just finds itself comfortably in my stash.
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
11-01-2010, 01:21 PM
#86
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IMO the Connecting Threads' fabric ads are rather misleading ... (I've bought their fabrics & threads, good quality, nice kits) BUT - only the COTTON is grown here. Their fabrics are actually manuf & printed OUTSIDE the US in Mexico & Indonesia
Just a sad truth of our times ... One day (soon) we're going to wake up and find the REST of the world with ALL the goods !!
Just a sad truth of our times ... One day (soon) we're going to wake up and find the REST of the world with ALL the goods !!
11-01-2010, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Originally Posted by e4
First, I have never bought from Connecting threads, which was the original question, and I hate to hijack a thread, but I would like to know why people seem to think the fabric is 100% US made. Connecting Threads website says they use 100% US cotton and they display the Cotton USA label. However, all that label means is that the cotton was grown in the US, not that the fabric is made here. In fact, if you read the site carefully, some fabrics clearly state they are printed overseas. The reality is that the fabric probably was not woven in the US, nor printed in the U.S. Does someone have other information that shows otherwise? I can't find anywhere on the site that it says the fabric actually is made in the U.S.
I don't think anyone here is claiming CT is "USA made"; they are saying it's "American made" which means in North America. But the dyes and fabric treatments they are using are not the same - as in occasionally toxic - as we often see in goods manufactured entirely overseas. The fabric has a heftier weight - which puts me in mind of good "goods" from 25 years ago - and is printed in such a way that BOTH sides of the yardage can often be used, one as a solid.
This is not the same stuff as we're usually getting from Moda/Timeless Treasures/Hoffman/RJR/etc., etc., but it's great fabric at wonderful prices!!
Jan in VA
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