Osnaburg fabric
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yes I will be machine quilting. I don't know that is a really loose weave. It may not be as tightly woven as some, but it seems to be similar to the homespun fabric that I have used in the past
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I bought some on Amazon a few months ago to use in an embroidery project. It's much too coarse for a quilt, imo, and it wrinkles like crazy. It was fine for an embroidery design that was framed. It closely resembles burlap, but is a finer weave than that. I assume there are different weights and stitch counts, and perhaps there are some that would be more suitable for a quilt. I had a lot left over, and decided to make dishtowels, since some vintage dishtowels are made of it. That was how I found out about wrinkling. I don't like the idea of having to iron dishtowels. The picture shows what they look like coming out of the dryer and after ironing. This is unbleached, and perhaps the bleached version is much softer.
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I bought some on Amazon a few months ago to use in an embroidery project. It's much too coarse for a quilt, imo, and it wrinkles like crazy. It was fine for an embroidery design that was framed. It closely resembles burlap, but is a finer weave than that. I assume there are different weights and stitch counts, and perhaps there are some that would be more suitable for a quilt. I had a lot left over, and decided to make dishtowels, since some vintage dishtowels are made of it. That was how I found out about wrinkling. I don't like the idea of having to iron dishtowels. The picture shows what they look like coming out of the dryer and after ironing. This is unbleached, and perhaps the bleached version is much softer.
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I did prewash, but I didn't consider wrinkling
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your embroidery looks great on those... but I know what you mean about ironing
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Could unbleached muslin give the same look? The weave would be tighter and probably more durable. Buy enough of each to make a potholder or something small...wash, use, repeat...how do they both react to use? Then you can make a good decision without a huge investment.
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