Cost of Cotton
06-06-2011, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
I was talking to one of the gals last week at Joann's about the cost of fabric going up because of the rising cotton prices. She told me that BATTING prices will be rising too in the next few weeks.
06-06-2011, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
I've noticed the discontinuation of several battings lately... never put it together, duh!
bagged batts are hard to find as well..they must think we all have long arms and want nothing but rolls...
06-07-2011, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
They already have been decreasing the width by an inch or two the past couple of years... have you noticed?
As to the original question of mixing poly in with the cotton... I don't think this would fly at all with the quilting market. Mar32428, could you have been reading an article about the cloth market in general? If so, that would make sense that fabric manufacturers would blend some poly in with the cotton, for the apparel market (T-shirts, underwear, sleepwear etc).
(Remember that quilting fabric is just a tiny segment of the fabric industry overall.)
As to the original question of mixing poly in with the cotton... I don't think this would fly at all with the quilting market. Mar32428, could you have been reading an article about the cloth market in general? If so, that would make sense that fabric manufacturers would blend some poly in with the cotton, for the apparel market (T-shirts, underwear, sleepwear etc).
(Remember that quilting fabric is just a tiny segment of the fabric industry overall.)
06-07-2011, 03:53 AM
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I was seriously thinking about getting rid of some of my stash figuring that at my age, I'll never use it all. Think I'll keep it. Since I'm on a fixed income like many of you, I have not been buying fabric lately. I feel like we're back in the old pioneer days. Using every scrap and restyling what you have. Should see some very unusual quilts coming the next five years.
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