Shot cotton

[rubywishes]

Has anyone used "shot cotton" for backing? I was at the local big Haby store this morning and amongst all the quilting fabrics were some bolts of "shot cotton 100%". It was lovely soft fabric, but a good 25% more than the price for standard quilting cotton fabric. I thought it would be lovely to use for backing but haven't had any experience with it...anyone else?

[DementedFairy]

What is it though?  Full of bullet holes, or made of two different coloured threads?

[Iminei]

I use both Oakshott which has the most amazing colours available

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjewOOImJLUAhUHDcAKHfO4APwQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakshottfabrics.com%2F&usg=AFQjCNHNrZVjjNBIN1lKrQtZExmU1tewtg&sig2=oPVrO-uw_mVSRSyeJj_Nww

 and have used a shot cotton by Pepper Cory

http://www.backstitch.co.uk/peppered-shot-cotton-pepper

The most important thing to remember as these get their colours  from weaving rather than dyeing, they do tend to fray much more freely.

[BrendaP]

Shot silk is plain weave with one colour for the warp threads and a different colour for the wefts which makes the fabric appear to change colour as it turned; you see more warp colour then more weft colour.

Shot cotton is, I would think, much the same.  Cambric comes to mind.

[Lowena]

It does generally fray a bit more than usual I have found 

[rubywishes]

Thanks everyone....appreciated