Thrift store find!
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Thrift store find!
I bought today two bolts of Designs by Luther Travis for 5th Avenue Designs (vat dyes - preshrunk - protected with Dupont Teflon Screen Printed) fabric I am at work so I can't post the pictures. The fabric feels like polished cotton. Anyone know anything about quilting with a polished cotton? Or maybe I can use it for backing or lastly make curtains for the classroom.
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you can do a test to see if it really is glazed or not..take a small strip about 3" wide, or just a square of one corner about 3" and put into a bowl of HOT water..let it sit....wring it out on a towel and press dry...is it still glazed...
#5
Well we use sheets, flour sacks, denim and even neckties. Anyone remember making a quilt out of polyester material back in the 70's when it was cheap and plentiful? I would absolutely consider it for a quilt. If you can cut it and sew it you should be able to make a quilt. I would definately want to see what you do. I bet it would make a simple design 'shine'. Is it a solid smooth fabric or does it have a design?
#6
You amaze me with all the stuff you know! How in the world did you become so knowledgeable? You must have been fooling around with fabrics all your life!
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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I just washed off-white polished cotton. I washed it in Hot, soapy, bleach water. Let it soak until the water was not hot.
The polished or glazed came out. It turn out nice piece in a quilt block. I have sometime used solid polished cotton on the wrong side (no-glazed side). Just text and see what's happens. Good Luck.
The polished or glazed came out. It turn out nice piece in a quilt block. I have sometime used solid polished cotton on the wrong side (no-glazed side). Just text and see what's happens. Good Luck.
#8
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lived in San Diego now retired in Eagar, AZ.
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I bought today two bolts of Designs by Luther Travis for 5th Avenue Designs (vat dyes - preshrunk - protected with Dupont Teflon Screen Printed) fabric I am at work so I can't post the pictures. The fabric feels like polished cotton. Anyone know anything about quilting with a polished cotton? Or maybe I can use it for backing or lastly make curtains for the classroom.
Thanks
Thanks
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I bought today two bolts of Designs by Luther Travis for 5th Avenue Designs (vat dyes - preshrunk - protected with Dupont Teflon Screen Printed) fabric I am at work so I can't post the pictures. The fabric feels like polished cotton. Anyone know anything about quilting with a polished cotton? Or maybe I can use it for backing or lastly make curtains for the classroom.
Thanks
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