What is Shot Cotton?
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What is Shot Cotton?
I thought I knew fabric pretty well but while looking at Pinterest today I saw a dress made with Shot Cotton. I must confess that due to an up coming move I have not shopped for or bought any fabric in a few months So it looks like I missed a new thing and I need to know, What is Shot Cotton?
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Spokane, Washington
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Well, I've looked at tons of fabric, but I've never heard of it either.... I googled and found a photo at
http://thesamplerdotcom.com/2012/04/01/shot-cotton/
http://thesamplerdotcom.com/2012/04/01/shot-cotton/
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ah ha! Thanks so much. I googled it as well but just found a place where to buy it & what colors they had. It looks cool but like Betty said I don't need something that ravels in my stash.
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Louisville, KY
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I googled it and looked at several different sites. From what I can gather it's very soft and lighter than regular quilting cotton. Sounds interesting to me; be good for summer and/or baby quilts maybe.
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the tip!
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The shot cottons that Kaffe Fassett released are absolutely gorgeous. Shot cottons are made with 2 different colors of thread, so the color of the fabric appears to change when you look at it from different angles. I've only seen the ones that Kaffe did, they're shimmery and beautiful. There's another brand out there called Oakshott.
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