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What’s This...

Efemera

What’s This...
« on: June 15, 2018, 12:58:26 PM »
It’s about 30 inches wide with selvedges..to me it looks like some kind of tailoring interfacing but some one may know better..I’ve yards of it and looking to sell but need to know what it might be first.

Acorn

Re: What’s This...
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2018, 14:52:36 PM »
I think it could be tapestry fabric - less cotton-y than aida, and stiffer.
I might look as though I'm talking to you, but inside my head I'm sewing.

Efemera

Re: What’s This...
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2018, 14:54:57 PM »
No..it’s not either of those.
« Last Edit: June 15, 2018, 14:57:39 PM by Efemera »

Surest1tch

Re: What’s This...
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2018, 16:03:53 PM »
At first glance I thought it could have been some sort of synthetic canvas for chest pieces but when I blew it up I knew it couldn't have been. I was tailoring for nearly 30 years and never saw or used anything like that.
Could it have been used for those sticky out petticoats that were so popular in the 1950's?

BrendaP

Re: What’s This...
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2018, 16:04:36 PM »
Given that it's only 30 inches wide I think that you are probably right in thinking that it's some sort of tailoring interfacing.

I think it might be described as mull ?
https://www.macculloch-wallis.co.uk/c/840/non-fusible-woven?p=1&q=840&me=p
https://www.macculloch-wallis.co.uk/p/4154/non-fusible-woven/mw/mulltarlatan

Is it very stiff like this
https://vintagepaper.co/products/bookbinding-spine-mull-aka-tarlatan-crash-super
Brenda.  My machines are: Corona, a 1953 Singer 201K-3, Caroline, a 1940 Singer 201K-3, Thirza, 1949 Singer 221K, Azilia, 1957 Singer 201K-MK2 and Vera, a Husqvarna 350 SewEasy about 20 years old. Also Bernina 1150 overlocker and Elna 444 Coverstitcher.
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.

Efemera

Re: What’s This...
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2018, 18:14:54 PM »
It does indeed look like mull...I’ll put it in the For Sale forum.