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Surest1tch
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April 26, 2017, 14:42:17 PM »
I'm looking for some good quality soft towelling fabric to replace my ancient dressing gown with. Having trawled through what feels like a gazillion sites I give up. Has anyone bought any from anywhere they can direct me to please.
Thanks in advance.
Diane.
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April 26, 2017, 15:32:12 PM »
I'd like to know too, as the only toweling I've seen in shops is rather thin sparse and not particularly nice.
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Surest1tch
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April 26, 2017, 18:47:09 PM »
I think I may have found some from Minerva Crafts, I've sent for a couple of samples and can't say it's cheap but if it's as good as it's described I'll get back to you.
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Surest1tch
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May 02, 2017, 11:14:43 AM »
The sample has arrived and I'm not so sure it was described accurately, it's only a small piece and doesn't look like the luxury towelling it was described as! There isn't enough for me to wash and see if it fluffs up so I guess it's back to searching I guess.
I got the towelling for my beloved ancient threadbare dressing gown from a factory shop which is sadly no longer there.
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Fiona M
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May 02, 2017, 12:00:31 PM »
I've been on the hunt for some nice quality stretch towelling for years, but I've never found what I'm looking for.
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sewingj
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August 21, 2017, 21:05:22 PM »
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Pinkstar
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August 21, 2017, 21:43:16 PM »
no 'fraid not
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Surest1tch
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August 22, 2017, 21:44:34 PM »
Still looking
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Madame Cholet
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August 24, 2017, 22:07:50 PM »
I bought plain bath towels from Ikea a while back to make myself a dressing gown.
The Nackten bath sheets are plain white only and a little on the thin side but cost only £2.25 each (100 x 150 cm size).
The Haren bath sheets are the same size but cost a fiver each, they are much thicker and are coloured.
I ended up using some Nackten bath sheets for my dressing gown, because I am a tight wad, and bought a few of the Haren ones for the bathroom.
Both Nackten and Haren towels are just a rectangle of plain towelling, with no texturing in the weave or bands at the ends, so there's not much fabric waste.
Here's the link:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/search/?k=Bath+sheets&Ns=sku.price%7C0%7C%7Csku.productName%7C0%7C%7Csku.productTypeName%7C0%7C%7Cproduct.repositoryId%7C0%7C%7Csku.itemNumber%7C0&summary=true
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Francesca
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August 24, 2017, 22:56:54 PM »
I'm on the hunt too as boyfriend said he wants a new dressing gown.
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Bodgeitandscarper
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August 25, 2017, 09:15:27 AM »
I can't help with finding towelling, but I remember making a dressing gown from a very thick and fluffy towelling many years ago, and the mess was unbelievable. Bits of fluff and thread absolutely everywhere! Never again!
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b15erk
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August 25, 2017, 09:24:56 AM »
I have a couple of pieces in the stash, and if anyone is interested I will put some pics up. There is an orange, and a lavender/blue colour, both are stretch.
Jessie
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wrenkins
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August 25, 2017, 09:39:18 AM »
The second thing I ever made myself was a towelling tabard in P7. It was bias bound using a treadle Singer and had hand finished hems. I seem to remember the binding was hand finished too.
Why can't I do all that now then?!?!?!?!
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