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What is this?

Efemera

What is this?
« on: May 02, 2021, 13:48:00 PM »
I’ve got meters of this... it’s 24” wide, woven very crisp. Anyone got any ideas what it is?

Acorn

Re: What is this?
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2021, 14:53:48 PM »
Tapestry fabric for wool-work?
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fajita

Re: What is this?
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2021, 15:10:53 PM »
Looks like Aida for cross stitch type work?

Sara-S

Re: What is this?
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2021, 15:17:07 PM »
Looks like Aida for cross stitch type work?
What @fajita said.
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Efemera

Re: What is this?
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2021, 16:11:01 PM »
No..it’s not any kind of embroidery stuff... I wondered if was some kind of interfacing for tailoring.

Renegade Sewist

Re: What is this?
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2021, 16:37:07 PM »
I'm having millinery flashbacks to 1960. I was five. This reminds me of the stuff my mom used along with covered wires to make hat forms to cover with fabric. The neighbors daughter had a millinery or fashion themed birthday party. She was probably 13 or 14. Making hats was the fun activity.

ETA: buckram?  I think that's the name of it.
« Last Edit: May 02, 2021, 16:38:51 PM by Renegade Sewist »
Hey Bill! Read the manual!  Hehehe.

BrendaP

Re: What is this?
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2021, 16:42:21 PM »
It reminds me of the linen used for making technical drawings eons ago, and was was usually blue.  Hence the term blue-peint.

Washing a couple of times in very hot water would remove the blue plasticy film leaving a very nice fine linen fabric
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Kad

Re: What is this?
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2021, 16:47:37 PM »
It reminds me of the linen used for making technical drawings eons ago, and was was usually blue.  Hence the term blue-peint.

Washing a couple of times in very hot water would remove the blue plasticy film leaving a very nice fine linen fabric

I've got a roll of this and yes,  washing in extremely hot water does remove the starch. I used some to make baby clothes for DS 30 years ago as he arrived in a very hot summer.  it'd take a lot of the roll to make him anything now  :laughing:
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